Algebra 1: Solving Equations Word Problems

A toy company spends $1500 per day for factory expenses plus $8 to make each teddy bear.  They sell the teddy bears for $12 a piece.  Which equation could be used to find the number of bears t the company has to sell in one day to equal its daily cost?

• 1500 + 8t = 12
• 12 + 8t = 1500
• 1500 + 8t = 12t
• 8t = 12t + 1500

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For a field trip 4 students rode in cars and the rest filled nine buses. How many students were in each bus if 472 students were on the trip?

• 4x=472
• 9x=472
• 4+9x=472
• 4+x=472

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Jason says that 10 less than one third of his age is 11 years old.  How old is Jason?

• 3 years old
• 7 years old
• 57 years old
• 63 years old

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Maria has 25 dollars.  She has to buy a gallon of milk which costs $3.50.  She wants to spend the rest of her money on cereal.  If each box of cereal costs $4.50, how many can she purchase?

• 4 boxes
• 5 boxes
• 6 boxes
• 7 boxes

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472 students are going on a field trip.  120 students will be returning home and the rest will be spending the night in cabins. If a cabin sleeps 8 people, how many cabins need to be rented?

• 4 cabins
• 44 cabins
• 59 cabins
• 74 cabins

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Scott works on cars. He charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie's car bill was $63.

• 7x + 35 = 63
• 7x = 63
• 7x - 35 = 63
• 35x + 7 = 63

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Penelope is going to the carnival to ride the rides. It costs $20 to get into the carnival and ride tickets are $0.50 each. Write an equation that represents this scenario if she spends $35 in all.

• .50x + 20 = 35
• .50x = 35
• .50 + 20x = 35 
• .50x - 20 = 35

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At a local ballpark a team charges $10 per ticket. The team must pay its players $4000. It costs the owners $6 for each souvenir they give away.

How many tickets must be sold to break even.

• 1000 tickets

• 10,000 tickets

• 600 tickets

• 660 tickets

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 Erika sold half of her comic books and then bought sixteen more. She now has 36. How many did she begin with?

• 36
• 40
• 20
• 10

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Aliyah had $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. How much did each pencil cost?

• 24-10=7x

• 24+7x=10

• 10+7x=24

• 10+x=14

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