Solving Equations: Word Problems for Grade 7

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $3 each. If you buy a total of 5 items and spend $12, how many pencils did you buy?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1

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

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 5

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch that uses 5 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need?

• 3.33 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of sugar

• 1.5 cups of sugar

Tom has 4 more than twice the number of books that Sarah has. If Sarah has y books and together they have 28 books, how many books does Sarah have?

• 10

• 12

• 6

• 8

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

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

In a class, the number of boys is 3 less than twice the number of girls. If there are g girls in the class and a total of 21 students, how many girls are there?

• 8

• 7

• 5

• 10

A gardener has 3 times as many flowers as shrubs. If the total number of flowers and shrubs is 48, how many shrubs does the gardener have?

• 8

• 20

• 16

• 12

A movie theater sells adult tickets for $10 and child tickets for $5. If a family buys 4 tickets and spends $35, how many adult tickets did they buy?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4

A baker makes 3 times as many cookies as cupcakes. If the total number of cookies and cupcakes is 48, how many cupcakes does the baker make?

• 20

• 12

• 15

• 10

A school has 120 students. If the number of boys is 20 more than the number of girls, how many boys are in the school?

• 60

• 70

• 80

• 50