Creating and Interpreting Equations in Word Problems

A farmer has 30 apples. He sells some and has 12 left. How many apples did he sell?

• 18

• 10

• 25

• 15

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles and together they have 36 marbles, how many marbles does Maria have?

• 24

• 30

• 18

• 12

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books, how much do you spend in total? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• $60

• $45

• $15

• $30

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old and together they are 28 years old, how old is Tom?

• 12

• 18

• 16

• 20

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in t hours? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• distance = 60t

• distance = 60t^2

• distance = 60 - t

• distance = 60 + t

Lily has 5 more than twice the number of stickers that Sam has. If Sam has s stickers, how many stickers does Lily have?

• 2s + 5

• 3s + 5

• s + 5

• 2s - 5

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat x slices, how many slices are left? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• x - 8

• 8 - x

• 8 + x

• 8 * x

The sum of three consecutive numbers is 72. What are the numbers? Write an equation to find the first number.

• 23

• 25

• 24

• 22

A school has 120 students. If 30% of them are in the band, how many students are in the band? Write an equation to find the number of band members.

• 36

• 60

• 48

• 24

A rectangle has a length that is 3 times its width. If the perimeter is 48 cm, what are the dimensions of the rectangle? Write an equation to find the width.

• Width: 4 cm, Length: 12 cm

• Width: 6 cm, Length: 18 cm

• Width: 8 cm, Length: 24 cm

• Width: 10 cm, Length: 30 cm