Creating Equations from Word Problems

Sarah has 5 more apples than Tom. If Tom has $$x$$ apples, how many apples does Sarah have?

A movie ticket costs $$12. If you buy$$ x$ tickets, what equation represents the total cost?

A number increased by 7 is 20. What equation represents this situation?

The length of a rectangle is 3 times its width. If the width is $$x$$ , what equation represents the length?

John has $$x$$ dollars. He spends $$15$$ dollars. What equation shows how much money he has left?

A bag contains $$x$$ candies. If you divide them equally among 4 friends, what equation shows how many candies each friend gets?

The sum of a number and twice that number is 21. What equation represents this?

A taxi charges a flat fee of $$5 plus$$ 2 per mile. If you travel $$x$$ miles, what equation represents the total cost?

The difference between a number and 9 is 4. What equation represents this situation?

A teacher has $$x$$ pencils and gives 3 pencils to each of 5 students. What equation shows how many pencils the teacher has left?