Equation Word Problems

Hailey bought a book for $2.50 and 4 stickers.  She spent a total of 6.59.  How much did the stickers cost?

• $2.50 + 4s =$6.59
• $2.50s + 4 = $6.59
• $2.50 - 4s = $6.59
• 4s - $2.50 = $6.59

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Jazmine joined a music club.  The start up fee was $10.00.  Each song she downloads is $0.99.  If she spent a total of $15.94, how many songs did she download?

• $10.00 + $0.99m = $15.94
• $10.00m + $0.99 = $15.94
• $10.00/$0.99m = $15.94
• $10.00 - $0.99m = $15.94

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Cadin rents a bouncy house for a birthday party.  It costs $30.00 plus $4.00 per hour.  If he spends a total of $78.00, how many hours did he keep the bouncy house?

• $30.00 - $78.00 = $4.00h
• $78.00 + $30.00 = $4.00h
• $30.00 + $4.00h = $78.00
• $30.00 - $4.00h = $78.00

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Lisa is cooking muffins. The recipe calls for 7 cups of sugar. She has already put in 2 cups. How many more cups does she need to put in? 

• 2 + n = 7
• n - 7 = 2
• 2 - n = 7
• 7 + n = 2

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Emily earns $14 per hour. Which equation represents how many hours she worked to earn $112? 

• 14h = 112
• h + 14 = 112
• 14 / h = 112
• h - 14 = 112

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

 A computer printer can print 10 pages per minute. There were already 35 pages in the tray.  The total pages printed was 115 pages. How many minutes has the printer been running?

• 8
• 9
• 7
• 10

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Jared made sixty dollars mowing lawns over the summer. If he spent thirty-nine dollars buying new mower blades, how many seven dollar games could he buy with the money he had left?

• 21 games
• 3 games
• 7 games
• 99 games

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Which equation would describe "two times a number plus five equals 15"?

• x + 5 = 15
• 2x + 5=15
• x + 2(5) = 15
• 2(x + 5) = 15

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Terry had his car repaired at Ace Auto.  He was charged $50 per hour of labor plus $150 for parts.  His total bill for the repair before tax was $375.  How many hours of labor was Terry charged for?

• 2.5 hours
• 4.5 hours
• 7.5 hours
• 10.5 hours

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

The sum of three consecutive integers is 48. What is the first integer?

• 3n = 48
• n + n + n = 48
• n + 3n + 1 + 2 + 3= 48
• n + (n + 1) + (n + 2) = 48

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B