Solving Equations Word Problems

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

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

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

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

A taxi charges $3, plus $1.50 for each mile traveled.  Mr. Lewis rode in the taxi from his home to the airport and was charged $30.  How many miles does Mr. Lewis live from the airport?

• 18 miles
• 20 miles
• 22 miles

Which is NOT an addition expression?

• Increased by

• More Than

• Decreased by

• Sum

Which expression could be used to represent the statement "2 years older than b?"

• b-2

• b+2

• b=2

• 2-b

Which is not an example of a subtraction expression?

• Increased by

• Difference

• Decreased by

• Less than

Josh had $221 to spend on 9 shirts. After buying them he had $14 left. How much did he spend on each shirt?

• $19

• $21

• $18

• $23

Sarah was given 73 dollars for Christmas. She went to the mall and bought a shirt, a jacket, and a purse. She had 24 dollars left over, how much did she spend on clothes and accessories ?

• $54

• $49

• $97

• $44