Equation Word Problems

Mr. Starky decided to give a pizza party to every class on campus. He bought 189 pizza slices for 5th and 6th grade. He bought 213 pizza slices for 7th and 8th grade. How many pizza slices did he buy total?

• 401

• 5

• 400

• 402

John spent $36 to buy 4 basketballs. What was the price per basketball?

• $9 per basketball

• $144 per basketball

• $8 per basketball

• $12 per basketball

Issa flew 600 miles in 120 minutes. How many miles per minute did she fly?

• 5 miles per minute

• 0.2 miles per minute

• 3 miles per minute

• 6 miles per minute

An art teacher had 237 colored pencils left over from last year. This year, he bought 26 boxes of colored pencils that had 16 pencils in each. He also bought 15 boxes that had 54 pencils in each. Finally, when he was sorting the pencils, 19 rolled under the cabinet and were lost.

Solve the following equation to determine c, the number of colored pencils the art teacher has now.

c = 237 + [ (26 ∙ 16) + (15 ∙ 54) ] – 19

• 2,179

• 187,652

• 1,444

• 183,095

18 A family spent $93 at a carnival. • They spent $18 on tickets to the carnival and $36 on food. • They spent the rest of the money on games. Which equation can be used to find g, the amount of money in dollars the family spent on games?

• F 93 = g + 36 − 18

• G 93 = 18 + 36 − g

• H 93 = 36 − 18 − g

• J 93 = g + 36 + 18

Bernie and Chloe hiked the Tremont Trail to the end and back. Then they hiked the Wildflower trail to the end before stopping to eat lunch. Before Ricardo ate his lunch, he hiked 2 2/3 times as far as Bernie and Chloe. How far did he hike?

• 15 ⁷/₈ miles

• 9 ³/₈ miles

• 25 miles

• 18 ⁷/₈ miles

Barry needs $1,449 for summer camp. Two local clubs will each match what he saves. Barry has 3 months before he leaves for summer camp. How much does Barry need to save on his own each month to have enough for summer camp?

Bernie and Chloe hiked the Tremont Trail to the end and back. Then they hiked the Wildflower trail to the end before stopping to eat lunch. How far didi they hike before they ate lunch?

• 5 ⁷/₈ miles

• 9 ³/₈ miles

• 7 miles

• 10 ⁷/₈ miles

Joe's BBQ sells BBQ by the pound.  Michelle buys $8.75 worth of sides and then 6 pounds of barbeque.  If her total bill was $40.55, how much was each pound of barbeque?

• $5.30

• $3.95

• $8.22

• $5.32

Bernie and Chloe hiked the Tremont Trail to the end and back. Then they hiked the Wildflower trail to the end before stopping to eat lunch. Before Ricardo ate his lunch, he hiked 2 ²/₃ times as far as Bernie and Chloe. How far did he hike?

• 15 ⁷/₈ miles

• 9 ³/₈ miles

• 25 miles

• 18 ⁷/₈ miles