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Solving Real-World Equations: 8th Grade Word Problems

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Solving Real-World Equations: 8th Grade Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each. If you buy x pencils and spend $10, how many pencils did you buy? Translate this into an equation and solve for x.

25

15

20

30

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Maria has 3 times as many marbles as John. If John has y marbles, write an equation to represent the number of marbles Maria has and find how many marbles Maria has if John has 12 marbles.

24

36

30

18

Tags

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in t hours? Write an equation to represent this situation and find the distance if t is 2 hours.

90 miles

150 miles

60 miles

120 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The sum of a number and 15 is equal to 50. Write an equation to represent this situation and solve for the number.

35

30

40

25

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A rectangle has a length that is 4 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 6 meters.

10 meters

12 meters

8 meters

14 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a book costs $15 and you have a budget of b dollars, write an equation to find out how many books you can buy. Solve for the number of books if b is $60.

3

5

4

2

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you have s cups of sugar, write an equation to find the amount of flour needed and determine how much flour is needed if you have 9 cups of sugar.

6 cups of flour

10 cups of flour

8 cups of flour

4 cups of flour

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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