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Solving Equations with Word Problems

Authored by Heidi Christy

Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Solving Equations with Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Eric's BBQ sells BBQ by the pound. Alexa buys $8.75 worth of sides and then 6 pounds of barbeque.  If her total bill was $40.55, how much was each pound of barbeque?

$5.30
$3.95
$8.22
$5.32

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

 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

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

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

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

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