Solving Equations Word Problems

WRITE AN EQUATION
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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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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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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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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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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WRITE AN EQUATION
Aliyah had some candy to give to her four children. She first took ten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. Each child received two pieces. With how many pieces did she start?

• (x-10)/4=2
• x-10/4=2
• x-10=2(4)
• 2(x-10)=4

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At Gamestop you can buy a Xbox One for $150.00 and each game to go with it would cost $24.00. Or, you can buy a Playstation 4 for $180.00 and each game for $20.00. Write an equation to determine how many games would need to be purchased for the cost to be equal? 

• 150x + 24 = 180 + 20x
• 150 + 24x = 180 + 20x
• 180 - 150 = 24 x + 20x
• 150 - 24x = 180 - 20x

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Tank 1 currently has 40 gallons of water and is filling at a rate of 1.5 gallons per minute. Tank 2 has 220 gallons of water and is draining at a rate of 3 gallons per minute. After how many minutes will the two tanks have the same amount of water? Write the equation.

• $40+1.5x=220+3x$
  

• $40x+1.5=220x-3$
  

• $40+1.5x=220-3x$
  

• $1.5x+3x=220+40$
  

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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? Write the equation.

• 3.50+4.50x=25

• 3.50x+4.50=25

• 25-3.50x=4.50

• 4.50x-3.50=25

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You are hosting a bake sale, but it isn't going well! You decide to reduce your prices by $0.75, and then you get 15 sales for a total of $33.75. What was your original price per item? Write the equation.

• 15p-0.75=33.75

• 15(p-0.75)=33.75

• 0.75p+15=33.75

• 33.75-0.75p=15

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