Equation Word Problems

Julianna has 48 bags of treats. She is going to give 3 bags to her teacher. She will then give the rest out equally to her 5 friends. How many bags of treats will each friend receive?

• 40 bags of treats
• 9 bags of treats
• 5 bags of treats
• 50 bags of treats

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Natalie is a softball coach. She has a pitching private lesson with Kasey. Kasey's mom pays Natalie $11 per hour plus a $6 tip. Write an equation that represents this scenario if the total cost was $39.

• 11x + 6 = 39
• 11x - 6 = 39
• 11 + 6x = 39
• 66x = 39

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Jacob collects hats. He has 6 hats already and collects 2 more hats each week. How many week would it take Jacob to collect 32 hats?

• 13 weeks

• 12 weeks

• 14 weeks

• 11 week

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

The Roaming Cell Phone Company charges $15.00 per month plus $0.20 per minute of airtime usage. If Tara's cell phone bill is $75, how many minutes did she talk on the phone?

• 30 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 250 minutes

• 300 minutes

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A plant is 5cm tall and growing at a rate of 3cm a month. How many months would it take for the plant to reach 23 cm?

• 2 months

• 5 months

• 6 months

• 7 months

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Jerry has $20 and makes $7 per hour mowing lawns. By the end of the day Jerry has $62. How many hours did Jerry work today?

• 6 hours

• 7 hours

• 8 hours

• 9 hours

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A