Word Problem Practice

WRITE AN EQUATION
You bought a magazine for $5 and four
erasers. You spent a total of $29. How
much did each eraser cost?

• 5 + x = 29
• -5 - 4x = -29
• 5x = 29
• 29 - 5 = -4x

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

WRITE AN EQUATION
For a field trip 4 students rode in cars and the rest filled nine buses. How many students were in each bus if 472 students were on the trip?

• 4x=472
• 9x=472
• 4+9x=472
• 4+x=472

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

472 students are going on a field trip.  120 students will be returning home and the rest will be spending the night in cabins. If a cabin sleeps 8 people, how many cabins need to be rented?

• 4 cabins
• 44 cabins
• 59 cabins
• 74 cabins

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Joe's BBQ sells BBQ by the pound.  Michelle buys $8.75 worth of sides and then 6 pounds of barbeque.  If her total bill was $40.55, how much was each pound of barbeque?

• $5.30
• $3.95
• $8.22
• $5.32

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

The price of grapes, g, is $2.09 per pound. The price of bananas, b, is $0.69 per pound. The price of pears, p, is $1.29 per pound.
 

What is the total cost for 3 pounds of grapes, 4 pounds of bananas, and 2 pounds of pears?

• $12.36

• $11.61

• $10.58

• $7.41

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Suppose 8x + 16 ice cream cones were sold on Saturday and 7x – 9 were sold on Sunday. What is the total number of ice cream cones sold?

• 15x + 25

• 15x + 7

• x + 7

• x + 25

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

There are 11.5 ounces of cereal in a container.  You are adding 2.25 ounces of cereal to the container every second. How many ounces are in the container after 4 seconds?

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Thomas bought 80 tickets for rides at an amusement park. Each ride costs 5 tickets, and Thomas has been on x rides so far. Select the expression that shows the number of tickets that Thomas has left.

• 80 - 5x

• 80 + 5x

• -80 + 5x

• -80 - 5x

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A