Equation to Word Problems

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?

A road side vegetable stand sells pumpkins for $5 each and tomatoes for $3 each. The total sales on a certain day was $98. What equation would show this situation?

A road side vegetable stand sells pumpkins for $5 each and tomatoes for $3 each. The total sales on a certain day was $98. If they sold 10 pumpkins, how many tomatoes were sold? (Just type the number of tomatoes)

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?

At a pet store, it costs $5 to wash a cat, and $7.50 to wash a dog. Last week, the store made $60 from washing cats and dogs. What equation would show this situation?

A toy company spends $1500 per day for factory expenses plus $8 to make each teddy bear.  They spent $12,000 one day.  Which equation could be used to find the number of bears t the company has made that day?

• 1500 + 8t = 12000

• 12000 + 8t = 1500

• 1500 - 8t = 12000

• 8t - 12000 = 1500

For a field trip 4 students rode in cars, and the rest filled nine buses. 472 students went on the trip. Which equation models the situation?

• 4x = 472

• 9x = 472

• 4 + 9x = 472

• 4x + 9 = 472

You bought a magazine for $5 and four erasers. You spent a total of $29. Which equation could you solve to find out how much each eraser cost?

• 5 + x = 29

• 5 + 4x = 29

• 5x = 29

• 29 = 5x + 4

Todd caught three times as many fish this year than last year. He caught 63 fish by the end of the year. Which algebraic equation represents how many fish he caught last year?

• 3f = 63

• 63 - f = 3

• 3 - f = 63

• 3 + f = 63

Maria has 25 dollars.  She has to buy a gallon of milk which costs $3.50.  She wants to spend the rest of her money on cereal that costs $4.50 per box. Which equation can be used to find out how many boxes she can purchase?

• 3.50x + 4.50 = 25

• 3.50x + 25 = 4.50

• 4.50x + 3.50 = 25

• 4.50x + 25 = 3.50