Equation Word Problems

After spring break I came to school with a certain amount of pencils. I gave away eight in my language arts class. Then I divided the remaining amount with my friend in math class leaving each of us with two pencils. How many pencils did I start with? Match the equation with the word problem.

After spring break I came to school with a certain amount of pencils. I gave away eight in my language arts class. Then I divided the remaining amount with my friend in math class leaving each of us with two pencils. How many pencils did I start with? Solve this word problem

• x = 6

• x = 12

• x = 24

• x = 16

Penelope is going to the carnival to ride the rides. It cost $20 to get into the carnival and $0.50 to ride each ride. Write an equation that matches this story problem if she spends $35 in all.

• .50 + 20x = 35

• .50x = 35

• .50x + 20 = 35

• .50x - 20 = 35

Penelope is going to the carnival to ride the rides. It cost $20 to get into the carnival and $0.50 to ride each ride. If she spends $35 in all how many rides did she ride?

• 3

• 30

• 110

• 11

The Yellow Taxi Cab company charged $3, plus $1.50 for each mile traveled. Mr. Kez plans to ride in one of these taxis to go to the airport before Florida. He will be charged $30 for the trip. How many miles does Mr. Kez live from the airport?

• 9.5 miles

• 22 miles

• 18 miles

• 20 miles

Emily rented a bike from Matt's Bikes. It cost $16 plus $5 per hour. If Emily paid $46, then she rented the bike for how many hours? Write an equation that matches this story problem.

• 46 - 5x = 16

• 16x + 5 = 46

• 5/x + 16 = 46

• 16 + 5x = 46

Emily rented a bike from Matt's Bikes. It cost $16 plus $5 per hour. If Emily paid $46, then she rented the bike for how many hours?

• 4 hours

• 9 hours 12 minutes

• 7 hours

• 6 hours

Courtney is a lacrosse coach. She finds that she spends one-fourth of her work day answering emails. If she spent 11.5 hours answering emails the entire last week, how many hours did she work that week?

Ms. Huff charged $83 on her credit card to buy groceries. If the balance in now $294, what was the balance before she bought groceries?

• $211

• $377

• $24,402

• $111

Translate: Fourteen subtracted from the quotient of a number and 3 is -26