Equation Word Problems

A group of 3 friends each have video games at their home.  Then each friend buys 5 more video games.  Now the three friends have a total of 30 video games.  How many video games did each friend start with?

• 3(x+5) = 30

• x(3+5) = 30

• 5(x+3) = 30

• 30(3+5) = x

Last season, I spent $2752 to see my team play 43 games.  To see each game, I had to buy a ticket and pay $10 for parking.  How much was each ticket?

• 10(x+43) = 2752

• x(10+43) = 2752

• 43(x+10) = 2752

• 2752(43+x)=10

You mailed 20 identical Christmas cards weighing more than 1 ounce each.  Mailing each card costs $.44 for the first ounce, plus .17 for each additional ounce.  The postage for all cards totalled $15.60.

• 20(.17w) = 15.60

• 20(.44w) = 15.60

• 20(.17w + .44) = 15.60

• 20(.44w + .17) = 15.60

You bought a magazine for $8 and 6 erasers.  If you spent a total of $11, then how much did each eraser cost?

• $3.00

• $2.00

• $.50

• $.625

You want to buy a car and you've decided to pay cash instead of taking a loan. The car you want to buy is $6,000. You have already saved $1,300. If your job pays $18 per hour, then how many more hours will you need to work to buy the car?

What is missing from this equation:

_____________________ = 6000

• h + 1300

• h - 1300

• 1300 + 18h

• 1300 - 18h

Answer explanation

1300 + 18h = 6000 is the best equation. The total you need to have is 6000. The amount of money that you have is 1300 (what you saved) plus 18 x hours worked.

Brambleton Park has 26 walking trails. Lawrence State Park has 8 times more walking trails than Brambleton Park. Prince William National Park has 97 more walking trails than Lawrence State Park. How many walking trails does Prince William National Park have?

• 20,176 trails

• 305 trails

• 131 trails

• 123 trails

• A

• B

• C

• D

You decide to rent a bike for $25 plus $3.00 per hour.  If you spent a total of $40.00, how many hours did you rent the bike?

• 1 hour

• 4 hours

• 2 hours

• 5 hours

You want to buy a new pair of shoes that costs $95.00.  You have already saved up $27.00 and you plan to save $4 per week.  How many weeks until you have enough money to buy the shoes?

• 68 weeks

• 17 weeks

• 91 weeks

• 64 weeks

A group of 8 friends went to a basketball game. They each buy a ticket and decide to share a big bag of popcorn. One bag of popcorn cost $12.00. The total cost for all their tickets and one bag of popcorn was $84.00. How much did each person spend on a ticket?

• $9.00

• $7.00

• $12.00

• $15.00