Translate Words to Equations: 7th Grade Challenge

Ava has 5 more than twice the number of books as Ben. If Ben has b books, write an equation to represent the situation and find how many books Ava has if Ben has 8 books.

• 16

• 18

• 21

• 25

Tags

CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $3 each. If a student buys a total of 10 items and spends $24, write an equation to find how many pencils and erasers the student bought.

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Liam is 4 years older than his sister. If the sister's age is s, write an equation to express Liam's age and find Liam's age if his sister is 10 years old.

• 16

• 18

• 12

• 14

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer pays $70, write an equation to find out how many miles they drove.

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

• 50 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Maria has twice as many stickers as John. If John has j stickers, write an equation to express the number of stickers Maria has and find how many stickers Maria has if John has 15 stickers.

• 25

• 30

• 45

• 15

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

A gardener plants 3 times as many flowers as shrubs. If the number of shrubs is s, write an equation to express the number of flowers and find how many flowers are planted if there are 4 shrubs.

• 10

• 12

• 8

• 6

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

A movie theater sells adult tickets for $12 and child tickets for $8. If a family buys a total of 6 tickets and spends $60, write an equation to find the number of adult and child tickets purchased.

• 2 adult tickets and 4 child tickets

• 5 adult tickets and 1 child ticket

• 4 adult tickets and 2 child tickets

• 3 adult tickets and 3 child tickets

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Tom has 3 times as many marbles as Jerry. If Jerry has m marbles, write an equation to express the number of marbles Tom has and find how many marbles Tom has if Jerry has 5 marbles.

• 15

• 10

• 25

• 20

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch that uses a total of 15 cups of ingredients, write an equation to find out how many batches can be made.

• 3 batches

• 2 batches

• 5 cups of flour and 10 cups of sugar

• 4 batches

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A bookstore sells novels for $10 each and magazines for $5 each. If a customer buys a total of 8 items and spends $50, write an equation to find out how many novels and magazines were purchased.

• 3 novels and 5 magazines

• 2 novels and 6 magazines

• 4 novels and 4 magazines

• 1 novel and 7 magazines

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C