Simple Equation word problems

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month.  Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym.  Which equation matches this situation?

• 50 + 20m = 290
• 20 + 50m = 290
• 50 + 20 = m
• 50m - 20 = 290

A used mountain bike costs $79.95. This is $120 less than the cost of a new one. If c is the cost of the new bike, which equation can you use to find the cost of a new bike?

• 120 - 79.95 = c

• 79.95 = c -120

The length of a rectangle is 3 units more than breadth and perimeter is 22 units.

Find the length and breadth of the rectangle.

• 4,7

• 3,5

• 5,8

• 3,6

If the area of a rectangle is 24 square units and the length is 6 units, what is the breadth of the rectangle?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

If a shirt costs $25 and this is $15 less than the cost of a jacket, what is the cost of the jacket?

• 25 = j - 15

• 25 - 15 = j

The perimeter of a square is 20 units. What is the length of each side?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

If a pair of shoes costs $60 and this is $20 less than the cost of a dress, what is the cost of the dress?

• 60 = d - 20

• 60 - 20 = d

Jim paid a monthly phone bill of $40, plus $0.10 per text message. Jim has paid a total of $50 to the phone company. Which equation matches this situation?

• 40 + 0.10t = 50

• 0.10 + 40t = 50

• 40 + 0.10 = t

• 40t - 0.10 = 50

The length of a rectangle is 5 units more than the breadth and perimeter is 26 units. Find the length and breadth of the rectangle.

• 6,11

• 5,10

• 7,12

• 4,9

If a box contains 24 chocolates and each row has 6 chocolates, how many rows are there in the box?

• 24 / 6 = r

• 6 / 24 = r