Single Variable Word Problems

What is this problem asking you to do? Kamyle had 17 math problems for homework. If she finished 8 of them on the bus ride home, how many more did she have to do?

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Kamyle had 17 math problems for homework. If she finished 8 of them on the bus ride home, how many more did she have to do?

• 10 math problems

• 9 math problems

• 8 math problems

• 7 math problems

What is this problem asking you to do? Dallas needs to buy 16 apples to make pies. If each bag contains 4 apples, how many bags will she need?

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Dallas needs to buy 16 apples to make pies. If each bag contains 4 apples, how many bags will she need?

• 4 bags

• 5 bags

• 16 bags

• 8 bags

Mr. Nolan paid $36.95 for each adult shirt and $23.95 for each youth shirt he bought. Mr. Nolan bought 2 adult shirts and 5 youth shirts. How much money did he spend on these shirts?

• $167.35

• $258.65

• $232.65

• $193.65

A business that rents cars is open for 8 hours on Monday. On Monday morning the business had 45 cars. The business rented 3 cars to customers during each of the first 5 hours. The business rented 2 cars to customers during each of the next 3 hours. The total number of cars that were brought back to the business by customers on Monday was 17. In which equation does c represent the number of cars the business had at the end of the day on Monday?

• c = 45−(5+3)−(3+2)+17

• c = 45−(5×3)−(3×2)−17

• c = 45−(5+3)−(3+2)−17

• c = 45−(5×3)−(3×2)+17

Marcus sleeps 60 hours a week. This is 5 times as many hours as he plays Among Us. How many hours a week does Marcus play Among Us?

• 11 hours

• 12 hours

• 13 hours

• 14 hours

Kayley made 325 bracelets. Her friend Amy, made 48 more bracelets than Kayley. Susie made 263 bracelets. How many bracelets were made in all?

• 363 bracelets

• 588 bracelets

• 373 bracelets

• 311 bracelets

A booster club had 476 spirit towels at the beginning of the basketball season. During the season, the 15 team members each sold 12 spirit towels. Which integer represents the change in the number of spirit towels that the booster club had?

• 296

• 180

• -180

• -296

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Jazelle was placing her spare change into stacks. One stack had 4 coins and the other had 8. How many coins did she have total?

• 32 coins

• 4 coins

• 0 coins

• 12 coins