Equations Word Problems - Semester Review

Kaden has 400 followers on social media and is gaining 75 followers each day. Juan has 1000 followers on social media, but is losing 25 followers a day. How many days will it take them to have the same number of followers?

Douly and his friends are going to play putt-putt. At one location, they can pay $2.00 for rentals plus $7.50 per game. At another location, it would cost $8.00 for rentals plus $6.00 per game. How many games would they have to play in order for either location to cost the same amount?

Janae has $155 savings, and her brother Iban has $230. Janae is saving $10 each week, and her brother is spending $15 each week. After how many weeks will their savings accounts have the same amount of money in them?

Zariah takes the bus to work. The bus ride to work costs her $2.50 each time. She could buy a bus pass for a one-time fee of $15.00 and would then only pay $1.00 each time to ride the bus. How many times would she have to take the bus in order for the cost to be the same?

Wasim is hiking at an altitude of 14,040 feet and is descending 50 feet each minute. Dylan is hiking at an altitude of 12,500 feet and is ascending 20 feet each minute. How many minutes will it take Wasim and Dylan to meet at the same altitude?

Marx and Trey workout together. Marx weighs 160 pounds and is gaining about 3 pounds per week. Trey weighs 195 pounds and is losing about 2 pounds each week. Write and equation that can be used to find the number of weeks that it will take them to weigh the same amount.

Denise has a VIP membership to a movie theater, so she pays $27 a year and $6.00 for each movie she sees. Zainab doesn’t have a membership, so she pays $8.25 each movie she sees. How many movies would they have to see in a year in order to pay the same amount that year?

Taw Nay and Keyrra are both on a mountain hike. Taw Nay is currently at 2,000 feet and is descending at a rate of 10 feet per second. Keyrra is currently at 1,000 feet and is ascending at a rate of 6 feet per second. How many seconds will it take for Keyrra and Taw Nay to be at the same height?

A minor league baseball team has a member’s club. It costs $30 to join and $3 per ticket. Non-members pay $6 per ticket. How many tickets will it take for the cost to be the same?

Silver Gym costs $75 to join their gym plus $25 per training session. World Fitness costs $100 to join and only $20 per training session. How many sessions will it take for the cost to be the same?