Grade 7 Algebra: Solving Real-Life Word Problems

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each. If you buy x pencils, how much do you spend? Write an equation to represent the total cost and solve for x if you spend $4.00.

• 10

• 8

• 12

• 6

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has y marbles, write an equation to represent the number of marbles Maria has and find out how many marbles Maria has if John has 15 marbles.

• 25

• 35

• 20

• 30

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in t hours? Write an equation for the distance and calculate the distance if t is 3 hours.

• 120 miles

• 240 miles

• 90 miles

• 180 miles

A rectangle has a length that is 3 meters longer than its width. If the width is w meters, write an equation for the length and find the length if the width is 5 meters.

• 6 meters

• 8 meters

• 10 meters

• 4 meters

The sum of three consecutive integers is 72. Let the first integer be n. Write an equation to represent this situation and solve for n.

• 22

• 24

• 25

• 23

A book costs $12 and a magazine costs $5. If you buy b magazines, write an equation for the total cost of the books and magazines if you spend $42. How many magazines did you buy?

• 10

• 4

• 6

• 8

A farmer has chickens and cows. If the number of chickens is c and the number of cows is 4 more than twice the number of chickens, write an equation for the number of cows and find out how many cows there are if there are 10 chickens.

• 24

• 20

• 18

• 30

In a class, the number of boys is 5 less than twice the number of girls. If there are g girls, write an equation for the number of boys and find out how many boys there are if there are 8 girls.

• 10

• 12

• 9

• 11

A pizza place sells small pizzas for $8 and large pizzas for $12. If you buy p large pizzas and spend $60, write an equation for the total cost and find out how many large pizzas you bought.

• 7

• 4

• 5

• 3

A swimming pool is filled with water at a rate of 10 gallons per minute. If the pool can hold 500 gallons, write an equation to find out how long it will take to fill the pool completely.

• 30 minutes

• 100 gallons

• 50 minutes

• 70 minutes