Math 7 Equations ... Word Problem Setup

Billy shovels snow to make money in the winter. He charges a flat fee of $5 to show up for a job, and $10 per hour to shovel the snow. Billy earned $65 at his last job. Which equation represents Billy's job and the number of hours, h, it took Billy to earn his money?

• 5h + 10 = 65

• 5 + 10h = 65

• 65 + 10h = 5

• 5h + 65 = 10

Answer explanation

The answer was 5 + 10h = 65

Remember that we start by writing an "= 65" cause 65 was the largest number. Then we look for "per," "each," or "every" ... and that is the number that goes with the variable.

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Sarah charges $7.25 per hour to babysit plus a one-time fee of $5 to cover gas to and from the job. Sarah recently charged the Lopez family $41.25 for a babysitting job. Which equation represents the job and can determine the number of hours, h, that Sarah worked for the Lopez family?

• 5h + 7.25 = 41.25

• 41.25 - 5 = h

• 7.25h + 5 = 41.25

• 41.25 + 7.25h = 5

Answer explanation

Did you look for "per," "each" or "every?" .... per was near the 7.25 "$7.25 per hour" ... so we needed a 7.25h

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​ Betty went to the carnival. Admission was $2.50 and each ride cost $1.25. Betty spent a total of $11.25. Drag the numbers to the correct boxes and form the equation that can solve for x, the number of rides Betty went on.

a

b

c

2.50

1.25

11.25

Answer explanation

Did you see that "each" ride cost $1.25 ... that's where you need the variable.

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John is a carpenter and goes to Lowes for some supplies. He purchases one screw driver for $7.50, and several packages of screws for $4 per box. John spent $19.50 total at Lowes. Which equation represents John's purchase and can be used to determine the number of boxes of screws, x, that John purchased?

• 7.50 + 4x = 19.50

• 4x + 19.50 = 7.50

• 7.50x + 4 = 19.50

• 19.50x + 4 = 7.50

Answer explanation

Did you look for "per," "each" or "every?" .... per was near the 7.25 "$7.25 per hour" ... so we needed a 7.25h

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​ Alice went to Taco Bell and spent $11.25 total. She purchased one Pepsi for $2.25 and paid $3 for every taco she ate. Fill in the blanks to form the equation that represents Alice's food purchase.

a

b

c

3

11.25

2.25

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