Word Problems Part 1 (Setting Up)

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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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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Imani spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?

• x/2 + 4 = 12

• x/2 - 4 = 12

• 12 - 4 = x

• 12 - 4 = -x/2

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

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

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On Tuesday Jill bought 16 comic books to add to her collection. On Wednesday she sold half of her comic books.  She now has 36. With how many did she begin?

•  $\frac{x\ +16}{2}=36$  

•  $\frac{x}{2}+16\ =\ 36$  
  

•  $.5x\ +\ 16\ =\ 36$  
  

•  $\frac{x\ -36}{2}=16$  
  

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Which expressions can be used to represent the sum of 3 consecutive odd integers?

• n+1, n+2, n+3
• n, n+1, n+3
• n, n+1, n+2
• n, n+2, n+4

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The sum of three consecutive integers is 147. Which equation can be used to find the first integer?

• 3x = 147

• x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 147

• x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 147

• x ⋅ x ⋅ x = 147

Five times a number is equivalent to thirty-two less than nine time the same number. 

• 5x - 32 = 9x 
• 5x = 9x - 32 
• 5x = 9x + 32 
• 5x - 9x = 32 

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Eight less than three times a number is equivalent to ten more than one and half times the same number. 

• 3x - 8 = 0.5x + 10 
• 8 - 3x = 1.5x + 10 
• 3x - 8 = 1.5x + 10
• 8 - 3x = 0.5x + 10

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