Equation Word Problems

For her cell phone service plan, Angel pays $32 a month plus $0.75 for each minute over the allowed minutes in her plan. Angel received a bill for $47 last month. How many minutes did she go over on her plan?

(a)  

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Georgia won twice as many trophies as Bobbi in gymnastics. Paula won three times the number of trophies as Bobbi. If 35 trophies were won in all, how many did Bobbi win?

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Jared made sixty dollars mowing lawns over the summer. If he spent thirty-nine dollars buying new mower blades, how many seven dollar games could he buy with the money he had left?

(a)  

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The sum of three consecutive integers is 84.

What is the smallest integer?

• 26

• 27

• 29

• 30

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Negative six times a number minus five plus eleven is equal to negative twelve.

What is the number?

• 1

• -1

• -3

• 3

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Todd caught three times as many fish this year than last year. He caught 63 fish by the end of the year. Which algebraic equation represents how many fish he caught last year? 

• 3f = 63
• 63 - f = 3

• 3 - f = 63

• 3 + f = 63

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

You bought a magazine for $5 and four erasers. You spent a total of $29. Which equation could you solve to find out how much each eraser cost?

• 5 + x = 29
• 5 + 4x = 29

• 5x = 29
• 29 = 5x + 4

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A group of 3 friends each have video games at their home.  Then each friend buys 5 more video games.  Now the three friends have a total of 30 video games.  How many video games did each friend start with?

• 3(x+5) = 30
• x(3+5) = 30
• 5(x+3) = 30
• 30(3+5) = x

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Last season, I spent $2752 to see my team play 43 games.  To see each game, I had to buy a ticket and pay $10 for parking.  How much was each ticket?

• 10(x+43) = 2752
• x(10+43) = 2752
• 43(x+10) = 2752
• 2752(43+x)=10

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

You mailed 20 identical Christmas cards weighing more than 1 ounce each.  Mailing each card costs $.44 for the first ounce, plus .17 for each additional ounce.  The postage for all cards totalled $15.60.

• 20(.17w) = 15.60
• 20(.44w) = 15.60
• 20(.17w + .44) = 15.60
• 20(.44w + .17) = 15.60

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3