Simple Equations Word Problems

Hailey bought a book for $2.50 and 4 stickers.  She spent a total of 6.59.  How much did the stickers cost?

• $2.50 + 4s =$6.59

• $2.50s + 4 = $6.59

• $2.50 - 4s = $6.59

• 4s - $2.50 = $6.59

Seven friends bought pizza.  Each friend pitched in the same amount.  If the pizza came to a total of $14.49, how much did each friend pay?

• 7 - p = $14.49

• 7p = $14.49

• 7 + p = $14.49

• 7/p = $14.49

Jazmine joined a music club.  The start up fee was $10.00.  Each song she downloads is $0.99.  If she spent a total of $15.94, how many songs did she download?

• $10.00 + $0.99m = $15.94

• $10.00m + $0.99 = $15.94

• $10.00/$0.99m = $15.94

• $10.00 - $0.99m = $15.94

Jenna earns $15.00 a month for allowance.  How many months will it take her to save $105.00?

• $15.00 + w = $105.00

• $15.00 - w = $105.00

• $15.00/w = $105.00

• $15.00w = $105.00

Lisa is cooking muffins. The recipe calls for 7 cups of sugar. She has already put in 2 cups. How many more cups does she need to put in?

• 2 + n = 7

• n - 7 = 2

• 2 - n = 7

• 7 + n = 2

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

• n + $5.12 = $27.10

• n - $5.12 = $27.10

• n - $5.12 = $27.10

• $5.12 - n = $27.10

Robyn had some video games then bought 4 more.  Now she has a total of 10 games.  (Remember you are in 7th grade, not 1st grade)

• v - 4 = 10

• v + 4 = 10

• 10 - 4 = v

• 10 + 4 = v

Carly has already written 35 pages of a novel. She plans to write 12 additional pages per month until she is finished. What equation shows this situation?

The admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. On a certain day, $5,050 is collected. What equation would show this situation?

The admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. On a certain day, $5,050 is collected. If 1000 adults attended the fair, how many children attended?

•  4050 children

•  1050 children

•  700 children

•  366 children