Solving Equations 12/13/24

Match the following

• The Cooking Club made some pies to sell at a basketball game to raise money for the new math books. The cafeteria contributed two pies to the sale. Each pie was then cut into six pieces and sold. There were a total of 60 pieces to sell. How many pies did the club make?

• James spent half of his weekly allowance on clothes. To earn more money his parents let him clean the oven for $8. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $15?

• 304 students went on a field trip. Seven buses were filled and 17 students traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus?

• c: cost per ticket

  4c + 6 = 22

• You had $22 to spend on four raffle tickets. After buying them you had $6 left. How much did each raffle ticket cost?

• Jennifer had $24 to spend on five pens. After buying them she had $14. How much did each pen cost?

Match the following

• John won 72 pieces of gum playing hoops at the county fair. At school he gave four to every student in his math class. He only has 4 remaining. How many students are in his class?

• The Baseball Team made some pies to sell during lunch to raise money for an end-of-year banquet. The cafeteria contributed two pies to the club. Each pie was then cut into four pieces and sold. There were a total of 36 pieces to sell. How many pies did the club make?

• Ashley spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $9. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $15?

• Maria had $22 to spend on five pencils. After buying them she had $12. How much did each pencil cost?

• Daniel wanted to make note cards by cutting pieces of paper in half. Before starting he got three more pieces to use. When he was done he had 20 half-pieces of paper. With how many pieces did he start?

Match the following

• Shanice won 88 pieces of gum playing the bean bag toss at the county fair. At school she gave four to every student in her math class. She only has 8 remaining. How many students are in her class?

• Shanice had $20 to spend on seven raffle tickets. After buying them she had $6. How much did each raffle ticket cost?

• Eduardo sold half of his comic books and then bought nine more. He now has 27. With how many did he begin?

• Ted won 41 pieces of gum playing basketball at the county fair. At school he gave two to every student in his math class. He only has 9 remaining. How many students are in his class?

• 231 students went on a field trip. Four buses were filled and 23 students traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus?

Match the following

• A wise man once said, "400 reduced by 3 times my age is 163." What is his age?

• Sarah spent half of her weekly allowance at the movies. To earn more money her parents let her wash the dog for $4.70. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $13.50?

• Shanice had $20 to spend on seven raffle tickets. After buying them she had $6. How much did each raffle ticket cost?

• Beth sold half of her comic books and then bought nine more. She now has 28. With how many did she begin?

• Eugene spent $14 on a magazine and some candy bars. If the magazine cost $6 and each candy bar cost $2 then how many candy bars did he buy?

Match the following

• Jack won 122 pieces of gum playing hoops at the county fair. At school he gave four to every student in his math class. He only has 2 remaining. How many students are in his class?

• John's Bike Shop rents bikes for $13.79 plus $4.57 per hour. Gabriella paid $45.78 to rent a bike. For how many hours did she rent the bike?

• Stefan spent half of his weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money his parents let him wash the dog for $8. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $14?

• Cody spent half of his weekly allowance on candy. To earn more money his parents let him wash the car for $7. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $17?

• Danielle spent $35 on a magazine and some notepads. If the magazine cost $3 and each notepad cost $4 then how many notepads did she buy?