Translating Equation Word Problems

Which situation is best represented by the following equation? 45w + 123.95 = 753.95

• Erica paid $753.95 for dance classes. She paid $123.95 registration fee and $45 for each week she was enrolled in the classes. What is w, the number of weeks Erica was enrolled in dance classes?

• Erica paid $753.95 for dance classes. She paid a $45 registration fee and $123.95 for each week she was enrolled in the classes. What is w, the number of weeks Erica was enrolled in dance classes?

• Erica and her sister paid $753.95 for dance classes. Erica paid $123.95 for each week she was enrolled in the classes, and her sister paid $45 for each week she was enrolled in the classes. What is w, the number of weeks Erica and her sister were enrolled in dance classes?

• Erica paid $753.95 for dance classes. She paid $123.95 for each week she was enrolled in the classes after using a coupon that gave her $45 off the price per week. What is w, the number of weeks Erica was enrolled in dance classes?

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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7.10.A

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month. Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym. What equation can be used to find how many months has Jim been a member of the gym?

• 50 + 20m = 290

• 20 + 50m = 290

• 50 + 20 = m

• 50m - 20 = 290

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7.10.A

Mallory bought pizza and soda for a party. If she spent $12.57 on the sodas and $10.95 for each pizza, how many pizzas did she buy if her total is $89.22?

• 10.95x + 12.57 = 89.22

• 12.57x + 10.95 = 89.22

• 89.22x -10.95 = 12.57

• 12.57 + 10.95 = 89.22

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7.10.A

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• D

Translate the following word problem into an algebraic equation: The difference between a number and 8 is 12.

• x - 8 = 12

• x - 12 = 8

• x + 12 = 8

• x + 8 = 12

5. Anibal's farm produced twice the number of bananas that Alejandra's farm produced. Write a simple algebraic expression that represents how many bananas were produced by Anibal's farm.

• 2x

• 10

• 2 + x

• 5x

Translate the following word problem into an algebraic equation: The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 54.

• 15, 17, 19

• 16, 18, 20

• 10, 12, 14

• 22, 24, 26

Ramiro has 4 times as many goals scored as his brother Rodrigo in their soccer tournament. Write a simple algebraic expression that represents the number of goals scored by Ramiro.

• 7x

• 4x

• 4x^2

• 4 + x

Mr. Marcin is making bags of prizes. He has 92 prizes and splits them evenly into b bags. Which expression represents how many prizes are in each bag?

• 92/b