Algebra Word Problems

You have to create 28 name badges for senior citizens as a community service. If you complete 25% of these on Monday, how many have you completed?

At the craft store, Stanley bought a bag of yellow and purple marbles. He received 60 marbles in all. 42 of the marbles were yellow. _____% of the marbles were yellow?

24 students in a class took an algebra test. If 18 students passed the test, _______ percent do not pass?

The 7th graders are going bowling and a movie as a reward. 60% of the 120 students want to go bowling first. How many students want to go bowling first?

• 72 students

• 27 students

• 54 students

• 69 students

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?

• 0. c = 45−(5+3)−(3+2)+17

• 0. c = 45−(5×3)−(3×2)−17

• 0. c = 45−(5+3)−(3+2)−17

• 0. c = 45−(5×3)−(3×2)+17

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?

• 0. c = 45−(5+3)−(3+2)+17

• 0. c = 45−(5×3)−(3×2)−17

• 0. c = 45−(5+3)−(3+2)−17

• 0. c = 45−(5×3)−(3×2)+17

There are 15 girls on a school bus. If 60% of the students on the bus are girls, how many total students are there?

Amanda has finished 15 problems on her math study guide. If this is 75% of the problems on her study guide, there are _________ problems on the study guide.

You have to create 28 name badges for senior citizens as a community service. If you complete 25% of these on Monday, how many do you have left to complete?

Math nation solves problems very __________.

• Visually

• Algebraically

• Geometrically

• Superstitiously