equation word problems

A garden contains 75 flowers, each of which is either pink or white.  If there are 37 pink flowers, how many white flowers are there?

• 37f = 75
• 75f = 37
• 37 - f = 75
• 37 + f = 75

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Seven friends bought pizza.  Each friend pitched in the same amount.  If the pizza came to a total of $14.49, how much did each friend pay?

• 7 - p = $14.49
• 7p = $14.49
• 7 + p = $14.49
• 7/p = $14.49

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CCSS.7.EE.B.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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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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Robyn had some video games then bought 4 more.  Now she has a total of 10 games.  (Remember you are in 7th grade, not 1st grade)

• v - 4 = 10
• v + 4 = 10
• 10 - 4 = v
• 10 + 4 = v

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A bag of candy was shared equally among 4 friends.  Each friend gave away 7 pieces of candy.  They each ended up with 8 pieces of candy.  Write an equation to find how much candy was in the bag at the beginning.

• c/7 - 4 = 8
• c/4 + 7 = 8
• 4/c - 7 = 8
• c/4 - 7 = 8

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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

A group of 3 friends each have video games at their home.  Then each friend buys 5 more video games.  Now the three friends have a total of 30 video games.  How many video games did each friend start with?

• 3(x+5) = 30
• x(3+5) = 30
• 5(x+3) = 30
• 30(3+5) = x

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Andrew has saved $55 toward the purchase of an IPOD. The IPOD costs $145. Which equation represents the amount Andrew needs to save to by the IPOD?

• 55 + x = 145
• 145x = 55
• 55 - x = 145
• 145 (55) = x

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Ashley finds masking tape in packages of 4 rolls for $4.32. What is the cost of one roll in  the package?

• 4x = 4.32
• 4.32x = 4
• 4(4.324) = x
• 4/ 4.32 = x

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