Solving Equations Word Problems

Cordell made 50 brownies for a party. He gave 4 brownies to each of his friends and still had 2 cupcakes left at the end of the day.  

Set up an equation to solve.

• 4x + 2 = 50

• 50 − 4x = 2

• 4 + x = 50

• 4x = 50 + 2

Cordell made 50 brownies for a party. He gave 4 brownies to each of his friends and still had 2 cupcakes left at the end of the day.  

Find the number of friends at Cordell's party

Mia baked 72 cookies for a bake sale. She sold 5 cookies to each customer and had 7 cookies left at the end of the sale.

Setup an equation to represent this.

• 5+x=72

• 72−5x=7

• 5x+7=72

• 5x=72+7

Mia baked 72 cookies for a bake sale. She sold 5 cookies to each customer and had 7 cookies left at the end of the sale.

Find the number of customers she sold to.

Liam bought 95 balloons for a party. He gave 4 balloons to each guest and had 3 balloons left over.

Which equation correctly represents the situation?

• 95 - 4x = 3

• 4x = 95 + 3

• 4 + x = 95

• 4x + 3 = 95

Liam bought 95 balloons for a party. He gave 4 balloons to each guest and had 3 balloons left over.

How many guests are there?

Sophia made 120 bracelets to sell at a craft fair. She sold 6 bracelets to each customer and had 12 left at the end.

Which equation correctly represents the situation?

• 120 - 6x = 12

• 6x + 12 = 120

• 6 + x = 120

• 6x = 120 + 12

Sophia made 120 bracelets to sell at a craft fair. She sold 6 bracelets to each customer and had 12 left at the end.

Find the number of customers.

Noah packed 68 pencils into gift bags. He put 8 pencils in each bag and had 4 pencils left over.

Which equation correctly represents the situation?

• 8x + 4 = 68

• 68 - 8x = 4

• 8 + x = 68

• 8x = 68 + 4

Noah packed 68 pencils into gift bags. He put 8 pencils in each bag and had 4 pencils left over.

Find the number of bags.