Quiz about Equations Word Problems Algebra

Question 1

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Lilli spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?

Accepted Answer

-x/2 + 4 = 12

Answer

x/2 - 4 = 12

Answer

12 - 4 = x

Answer

12 - 4 = -x/2

Question 2

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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?

Accepted Answer

4+9x=472

Answer

4x=472

Answer

9x=472

Answer

4+x=472

Question 3

After paying $5.12 for a salad, Kamauri has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

Accepted Answer

n - $5.12 = $27.10

Answer

n + $5.12 = $27.10

Answer

n - $5.12 = -$27.10

Answer

$5.12 - n = $27.10

Question 4

Mary earns $14 per hour. Which equation represents how many hours she worked to earn $112?

Accepted Answer

14h = 112

Answer

14 / h = 112

Answer

h + 14 = 112

Answer

h - 14 = 112

Question 5

In this soccer season, Emma has scored 1 more than twice the number of Nick's goals.  If Emma has scored 15 goals, which equation can be used to find x, the number of Nick's goals?

Accepted Answer

2x + 1 = 15

Answer

x - 15 = 1

Answer

x + 1 = 15

Answer

x + 1 = x + 15

Question 6

Which equation would describe "two times a number plus five equals 15"?

Accepted Answer

2x + 5=15

Answer

x + 5 = 15

Answer

x + 2(5) = 15

Answer

2(x + 5) = 15

Question 7

A taxi charges $3, plus $1.50 for each mile traveled.  Mr. Lewis rode in the taxi from his home to the airport and was charged $30.  How many miles does Mr. Lewis live from the airport?

Accepted Answer

18 miles

Answer

20 miles

Answer

22 miles

Question 8

Talk time Phone Company charges $0.12 per minute of phone use plus a monthly service fee of $8.00 for its phone service.  Which equation below can be used to find c, the total cost for one month when m, minutes are used?

Accepted Answer

c = 0.12m + 8

Answer

c = 0.12m + 8m

Answer

c = 8m + 0.12m

Answer

c = 0.20m

Question 9

Daniel is paid $10 per week for selling newspaper subscriptions.  He is also paid $3.50 for each new customer (x) that signs up for the subscription.  Which equation represents the amount (y) Daniel earns  per week?

Accepted Answer

y = 10 + 3.5x

Answer

y = 3.5x

Answer

y= 10 + x

Answer

y = 10 + 35x

Question 10

Last Friday Trevon had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?

Accepted Answer

29 + n = 41

Answer

29 - n = 41

Answer

29 - n = 40

Answer

29 + n = 40

Question 11

What is the first step to solve this equation:
-3x + 11 = 44

Accepted Answer

Subtract 11 from both sides

Answer

Add 3 to both sides

Answer

Add 11 to both sides

Answer

Divide 3 on both sides.

Question 12

x - 62 = 123
How should you show your work to isolate the variable and solve the equation?

Accepted Answer

Add 62 to each side.

Answer

Subtract 62 from each side.

Answer

Multiply each side by 62.

Answer

Add 123 to each side.

Question 13

What is the first step in solving this equation:
5x + 7 = 12

Accepted Answer

Subtract 7

Answer

Divide by 5

Answer

Subtract 5

Answer

Multiply by 7

Question 14

What is the first step to solve this equation:
11 - 3x = 44

Accepted Answer

Subtract 11 from both sides

Answer

Add 3 to both sides

Answer

Add 11 to both sides

Answer

Divide 3 on both sides.

Question 15

The steps in solving 5b - 6 = 24 are:

Accepted Answer

Add 6 to both sides and divide both sides by 5

Answer

Add 6 to both sides and multiply both sides by 5

Answer

Subtract 6 from both sides then multiply both sides by 5

Answer

Subtract 6 from both sides then divide both sides by 5

Question 16

2x + 1 = 6

What would the first step be in solving this equation?

Accepted Answer

Subtract 1

Answer

Divide by 2

Answer

Subtract 6

Answer

Times 2

Question 17

Look at the work. What was done incorrectly?

Accepted Answer

Don't divide by 2 first

Answer

Don't add 7 to both sides

Answer

It's correct!

Answer

They should have subtracted 7

Question 18

Look at the work. What SHOULD have been the first step?

Accepted Answer

Subtract 1 on both sides

Answer

It's correct!

Answer

Add 5 on both sides

Answer

Divide by 3 on both sides

Question 19

How do you know when an equation has been solved and your work is done?

Accepted Answer

When x is by itself on one side of the equal sign

Answer

When you get a whole number

Answer

After you add or subtract

Answer

When there are no more variables

Question 20

The goal of solving two-step equations is to:

Accepted Answer

Find the value of the variable

Answer

Make life difficult

Answer

Find the coefficient

Answer

Make everything equal zero

Question 21

What is the inverse operation needed to solve for p?
765 = p - 254

Accepted Answer

addition

Answer

subtraction

Answer

multiplication

Answer

division

Equations Word Problems Algebra

21 questions

WRITE AN EQUATION
Lilli spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?

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?

After paying $5.12 for a salad, Kamauri has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

Mary earns $14 per hour. Which equation represents how many hours she worked to earn $112?

In this soccer season, Emma has scored 1 more than twice the number of Nick's goals. If Emma has scored 15 goals, which equation can be used to find x, the number of Nick's goals?

Which equation would describe "two times a number plus five equals 15"?

A taxi charges $3, plus $1.50 for each mile traveled. Mr. Lewis rode in the taxi from his home to the airport and was charged $30. How many miles does Mr. Lewis live from the airport?

Talk time Phone Company charges $0.12 per minute of phone use plus a monthly service fee of $8.00 for its phone service. Which equation below can be used to find c, the total cost for one month when m, minutes are used?

Daniel is paid $10 per week for selling newspaper subscriptions. He is also paid $3.50 for each new customer (x) that signs up for the subscription. Which equation represents the amount (y) Daniel earns per week?

Last Friday Trevon had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?

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21 questions

WRITE AN EQUATIONLilli spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?

WRITE AN EQUATIONFor 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?

After paying $5.12 for a salad, Kamauri has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

Mary earns $14 per hour. Which equation represents how many hours she worked to earn $112?

In this soccer season, Emma has scored 1 more than twice the number of Nick's goals. If Emma has scored 15 goals, which equation can be used to find x, the number of Nick's goals?

Which equation would describe "two times a number plus five equals 15"?

A taxi charges $3, plus $1.50 for each mile traveled. Mr. Lewis rode in the taxi from his home to the airport and was charged $30. How many miles does Mr. Lewis live from the airport?

Talk time Phone Company charges $0.12 per minute of phone use plus a monthly service fee of $8.00 for its phone service. Which equation below can be used to find c, the total cost for one month when m, minutes are used?

Daniel is paid $10 per week for selling newspaper subscriptions. He is also paid $3.50 for each new customer (x) that signs up for the subscription. Which equation represents the amount (y) Daniel earns per week?

Last Friday Trevon had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?

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WRITE AN EQUATION
Lilli spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?

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?