Translating Word Problems into Equations: Grade 7 Quiz

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $3 each. If you buy a total of 10 items and spend $24, how many pencils and erasers did you buy?

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles and together they have 30 marbles, how many marbles does each have?

• John has 15 marbles and Maria has 15 marbles.

• John has 5 marbles and Maria has 25 marbles.

• John has 20 marbles and Maria has 10 marbles.

• John has 10 marbles and Maria has 20 marbles.

A movie theater sells adult tickets for $12 and child tickets for $8. If the total number of tickets sold is 50 and the total revenue is $480, how many adult and child tickets were sold?

• 25 adult tickets and 25 child tickets

• 15 adult tickets and 35 child tickets

• 10 adult tickets and 40 child tickets

• 20 adult tickets and 30 child tickets

In a class, the number of boys is 5 more than twice the number of girls. If there are y girls in the class, how many boys are there?

• 2y - 5

• 3y + 5

• 2y + 5

• y + 5

A gardener has a total of 50 flowers, which are either roses or tulips. If the number of roses is 3 less than twice the number of tulips, how many of each type of flower does the gardener have?

• 40 roses and 10 tulips

• 33 roses and 17 tulips

• 20 roses and 30 tulips

• 25 roses and 25 tulips

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer paid $70 for their rental, how many miles did they drive?

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

Liam has 3 times as many stickers as Emma. If Emma has s stickers and together they have 48 stickers, how many stickers does each have?

• Emma has 10 stickers and Liam has 30 stickers.

• Emma has 15 stickers and Liam has 45 stickers.

• Emma has 12 stickers and Liam has 36 stickers.

• Emma has 20 stickers and Liam has 60 stickers.

A bakery sells cupcakes for $3 each and cookies for $2 each. If a customer buys a total of 20 items and spends $54, how many cupcakes and cookies did they buy?

• 10 cupcakes and 10 cookies

• 12 cupcakes and 8 cookies

• 16 cupcakes and 4 cookies

• 14 cupcakes and 6 cookies

In a school, the number of students in the 7th grade is 4 less than twice the number of students in the 6th grade. If there are g students in the 6th grade, how many students are in the 7th grade?

• 2g - 4

• 2g + 4

• g + 4

• g - 4

A pet store has cats and dogs. If there are twice as many cats as dogs and the total number of pets is 36, how many cats and dogs are there?

• 15 dogs and 21 cats

• 10 dogs and 26 cats

• 18 dogs and 18 cats

• 12 dogs and 24 cats