Match Equations to Word Problems

Joey and four of his friends went out to eat. They decided to split the bill evenly. Each person paid $11.13. What was the total bill? Write an equation you could use to solve this equation. Let d represent the total amount of the bill.

• d/4 = $11.13

• 4d = $11.13

• d/5 = $11.13

• 5d = $11.13

Joey and four of his friends went out to eat. They decided to split the bill evenly. Each person paid $11.13. What was the total bill? Write an equation you could use to solve this equation. Use d as your variable.

• d/4=$11.13

• 4d=$11.13

• d/5=$11.13

• 5d=$11.13

In 2010, a tree was 8 feet tall. In 2011 the tree was 14 feet tall. Which equation would be used to find how many feet the tree grew?

• f + 8 = 14

• f - 8 = 14

• f/8 = 14

• 8f=14

Peter and his best friend found some money buried in a field. They split the money evenly, each getting $26. Which equation models this scenario?

• x + x + 2 = 52

• x/0.5 = 26

• 0.5x = 26

• 2x = 26

You take out a loan from a bank for $3600.  You plan to pay back 300 per week.  Which equation would help you solve the number of weeks to pay back the loan?

• 3600 - 300w = 0

• -3600w + 300 = 0

• 0 - 3600 = 300w

• w + 3600 + 300 = 0

Four friends bought pizza.  They all split the cost evenly.  The pizza was $16.00.  The total bill came to $32.00.  Which equation matches this story.

• 4 + 16 = 32

• 16-4 = 32x

• 16 + 4p = 32

• 4p + 16 = 32

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7.10c

Scott works on cars. He charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie's car bill was $63.

• 7x + 35 = 63

• 7x = 63

• 7x - 35 = 63

• 35x + 7 = 63

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7.10c

Penelope is going to the carnival to ride the rides. It costs $20 to get into the carnival and ride tickets are $0.50 each. Write an equation that represents this scenario if she spends $35 in all.

• .50x + 20 = 35

• .50x = 35

• .50 + 20x = 35 

• .50x - 20 = 35

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7.10c

Which situation is best represented by the following equation? 68.50x + 127.95 = 675.95

• An office manager paid $675.95 to build a web site. The office manager bought a software package for $68.50 and paid an employee $127.95 for each hour she worked on the website. What is x, the number of hours the employee worked on the website?

• An office manager paid $675.95 for computer equipment. The office manager bought one monitor for $127.95 and hard drives for $68.50 each. What is x, the number of hard drives the office manager bought?

• A sales manager paid $675.95 for advertising. The sales manager paid $127.95 per hour for consulting and received a $68.50 discount. What is x, the number of hours the manager paid for consulting?

• A business owner paid a total of $675.95 for two employees to work the same number of days. The business owner paid one employee $68.50. The business paid a second employee $127.95 per day. What is x, the number of days the employees worked?

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7.10c

Which situation can be represented by this equation?

• Jeremy is traveling to a location that is 575 miles away. He has already traveled 250 miles. What is x, the number of hours that Jeremy will need to travel at a speed of 65 miles per hour to reach the location?

• Jeremy is traveling to a location that is 575 miles away. He has already traveled 250 miles. What is x, the number of additional miles that Jeremy will need to travel to reach the location?

• Jeremy is reading a book with 575 pages. He has already read 65 pages and will read 250 pages per day. What is x, the number of days that Jeremy will need to read to finish the book?

• Jeremy is reading a book with 575 pages. He has already read 315 pages. What is x, the number of pages Jeremy has left to read to finish the book?

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7.10c