Creating Equations from Word Problems.

Sally bought three candy bars for a total of $18.00. How much did each candy bar cost? Write an equation to solve this problem. Let C represent the number of candy bars.

• 18c = 6

• c + 6 = 18

• c +18 = 6

• 3c = 18

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Joey and four of his friends went out to eat. They decided to split the bill evenly. Each person paid $11.13. What was the total bill? Write an equation you could use to solve this equation. Let d represent the total amount of the bill.

• d/4 = $11.13

• 4d = $11.13

• d/5 = $11.13

• 5d = $11.13

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Amy was given an amount of money, m, for a good grades on her report card. She spent $15.00 and now has $25.32. How much money did she get for good grades? Write an equation you could use to solve this problem.

• m - 25.32 = 15

• m/25.32

• m -15 = 25.32

• 15m = 25.32

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Robin made $24.00 one weekend and some money, m, the next. She made a total of $65.00. Create an equation to determine how much money did Robin make the second weekend?

• 65 - 25

• 65 + 25

• m + 24 = 65

• m - 24 = 65

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Billy bought 5 tickets that each cost the same amount. If he spent a total of $62.00 on the tickets, how much did each ticket cost? Let d represent the number of tickets and write an equation to solve this problem.

• d/5 = 62

• d-5 = 62

• 5d = 62

• 5 + d = 62

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Nancy won, g, pieces of gum playing the bean bag toss at the county fair. At school she gave 21 pieces of gum to her classmates. She only has 5 remaining. How many did she give away? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• g/21 = 5

• g-21 = 5

• g-5 = 21

• g+5 = 21

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Adult tickets were $18 each. Student tickets were $13 each. We bought x number of adult tickets and one student ticket for a total of $103. Create an equation to determine the number of adult tickets bought.

• 5x + 13 = 103

• 18x + 13 = 103

• 103 = 13x + 18

• 103 = 5x + 18

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Fontaine earns $15 an hour, h, and sometimes receives additional money in tips. Today Fontaine worked for several hours and also earned $20 in tips. Create an equation to determine how many hours Fontaine worked today if he made $200.

• 20h + 15h = 200

• 35h + 15 = 200

• 200 = 15h + 20

• 200 = 5h + 20

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The shopper spent $75 on Thursday. The shopper bought a shirt for $25 and a belt for $15. The shopper also bought a pair of shoes, x. Create an equation to determine how much the shoes cost.

• 40 + x = 75

• 75 = 10x + 25

• 75 = 15x + 10

• 25 + 10 - x = 75

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331 students went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 students traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus? Write an equation that matches this situation.

• 331 = 7x + 6

• 331 = 13x

• 331 = 6x+7

• 331+ 7 = 6x

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