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Math 7 Assessment Word problems

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Marcy had $84 in the bank. She took $39 out of her account. How much does she have in her account now?

a)

$50

b)

$45

c)

$123

d)

$51

2.
There are 53 regular pencils and some colored pencils in the bin. There are a total of 91 pencils in the bin. How many colored pencils are in the bin?
a)
124
b)
37
c)
144
d)
38
3.
At a wedding reception, there are 458 guests but 324 meals.
How many more meals are needed?
a)
134
b)
159
c)
147
d)
123
4.

Mr. Starky decided to give a pizza party to every class on campus. He bought 189 pizza slices for 5th and 6th grade. He bought 213 pizza slices for 7th and 8th grade. How many pizza slices did he buy total?

a)

401

b)

5

c)

400

d)

402

5.
Barb is making a brick border around her patio. The distance around her patio measures approximately 553 inches. Each brick is about 8 inches long. About how many bricks will Barb need to make the border? 
a)
90
b)
70
c)
40
d)
30
6.

Maria is 25 years old and her sister is 15 years older. How old is her sister?

a)

25 - 15 = 10 years old

b)

25 + 15 = 40 years old

c)

25 X 4 = 100 years old

d)

25 + 0 = 25 years old

7.

Brad and his two brothers shared a plate of cookies. There were 24 cookies on the plate. Each boy ate the same number of cookies.

What is the number of cookies each boy ate?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

72

d)

48

8.
Alondra made a candy box that held 24 pieces of candy.  The box was 6 rows of __?
a)
4
b)
12
c)
22
d)
18
9.

Gerald has grades of an 80, 100, 95 and a 73. What is Gerald's average grade?

a)

97

b)

83

c)

87

d)

77

10.

Ms. R wanted to buy the cuddle bear leader skin for 2,000 vbucks, but she only has 950 vbucks. How much more vbucks does she need to get?

a)

1,050

b)

1,049

c)

1,060

d)

75

11.
Scott works on cars. He charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie's car bill was $63.
a)
7x + 35 = 63
b)
7x = 63
c)
7x - 35 = 63
d)
35x + 7 = 63
12.
Penelope is going to the carnival to ride the rides. It costs $20 to get into the carnival and ride tickets are $0.50 each. Write an equation that represents this scenario if she spends $35 in all.
a)
.50x + 20 = 35
b)
.50x = 35
c)
.50 + 20x = 35 
d)
.50x - 20 = 35
13.
The steps in solving 5b - 6 = 24 are: 
a)
Add 6 to both sides and divide both sides by 5
b)
Add 6 to both sides and multiply both sides by 5
c)
Subtract 6 from both sides then multiply both sides by 5
d)
Subtract 6 from both sides then divide both sides by 5
14.
A taxi charges $3, plus $1.50 for each mile traveled.  Mr. Lewis rode in the taxi from his home to the airport and was charged $30.  How many miles does Mr. Lewis live from the airport?
a)
18 miles
b)
20 miles
c)
22 miles
15.

WRITE AN EQUATION

Aliyah had $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. How much did each pencil cost?

a)

24-10=7x

b)

24+7x=10

c)

10+7x=24

d)

10+x=14

16.
WRITE AN EQUATION
Aliyah had some candy to give to her four children. She first took ten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. Each child received two pieces. With how many pieces did she start?
a)
(x-10)/4=2
b)
x-10/4=2
c)
x-10=2(4)
d)
2(x-10)=4
17.
After paying $3.32 for a sandwich, Brenda has $19.79. How much money did she start with? Which equation could you use to solve this problem?
a)
3.32m=19.79
b)
m-19.97=3.32
c)
m-3.32=19.79
18.

In 2010, a tree was 8 feet tall. In 2011 the tree was 14 feet tall. Which equation would be used to find how many feet the tree grew?

a)

f + 8 = 14

b)

f - 8 = 14

c)

f/8 = 14

d)

8f=14

19.
WRITE AN EQUATION
Imani spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?
a)
0.5x+4=12
b)
x+4=12
c)
12-4=x
d)
12-4=0.5x
20.
The Roaming Cell Phone Company charges $15.00 per month plus $0.20 per minute of airtime usage.  If Juanita uses x minutes of airtime, what is an equation that can be used to determine her monthly cell phone bill (C)?
a)
C = 0.20x + 15
b)
C =15 (0.20x)
c)
C = 15 + x + 0.20
d)
C = 0.20 + 15x
21.
The first play of a football game resulted in a loss of 12 yards.  Then a penalty resulted in another loss of 5 yards.  What is the total loss or gain?
a)
a gain of 7 yards
b)
a loss of 7 yards
c)
a gain of 17 yards 
d)
a loss of 17 yards
22.
Sandy has 41 books in her library.  She bought several books at a yard sale over the weekend. She now has 94 books in her library. How many books did she buy at the yard sale?
a)
134
b)
53
c)
41
d)
60
23.
Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges $12 plus $6 per hour for renting a bike.  Sally paid $66 to rent a bike. How many hours did she pay to have the bike checked out?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
24.

Five more than half a number is six. Find the number.

a)

-2

b)

2

c)

1

d)

-1

25.

Seven less than the quotient of a number and five is two. Find the number.

a)

35

b)

25

c)

45

d)

9

26.

Three fewer than four times a number is five more than twice the number. Find the number.

a)

13-\frac{1}{3}

b)

4

c)

1

d)

2

27.

Cherokee High School order two copiers plus a supply of toner cartridges. Each copier cost $675, and each cartridge cost $80. If the total cost was $2310, how many cartridges were ordered?

a)

20 cartridges were ordered.

b)

21 cartridges were ordered.

c)

12 cartridges were ordered.

28.

Jack bought 8 pairs of socks and a T-shirt. His bill was $18.50 without tax. The T-shirt was $6.50. What was the price of each pair of socks?

a)

Each pair of socks costs $2.00.

b)

Each pair of socks costs $1.50.

c)

Each pair of socks costs $3.00.

29.

Mrs. Petragnani wants to go to the zoo with her family. A family membership costs $25 plus an additional $3 for each child’s pass. She spent $37 for a membership and passes. How many child passes did she buy?

a)

Mrs. Petragnani bought 4 child passes.

b)

Mrs. Petragnani bought 3 child passes.

c)

Mrs. Petragnani bought 5 child passes.

30.

Papa John is 50 years old. His age is 2 years more than 3 times the age of Jimmy John. How old is Jimmy John?

a)

Jimmy John is 16 years old.

b)

Jimmy John is 17 years old.

c)

Jimmy John is 18 years old.

d)

Jimmy John is 19 years old.

31.

Devon does 3 math problems every 2 minutes. At this rate, how many math problems will he do in 1 hour (60 minutes)?

a)

90 questions

b)

50 questions

c)

10 questions

d)

14 questions

32.

Aryon reads 4 books every 3 weeks. At this rate, how long will it take Aryon to read 20 books?

a)

10 weeks

b)

8 weeks

c)

15 weeks

d)

24 weeks

33.
Scott works on cars. He charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie's car bill was $63.
a)
7x + 35 = 63
b)
7x = 63
c)
7x - 35 = 63
d)
35x + 7 = 63
34.

Julian had $73.85. He wants to divide this amount evenly between himself and four of his friends. How much should each person get?

a)

$18.46

b)

$18.47

c)

$14.78

d)

$14.77

35.

Ms. Sublett's class has a ratio of boys to girls of 3 to 1. If there are 4 girls in the class, how many boys are there?

a)

10 boys

b)

12 boys

c)

15 boys

d)

18 boys

36.

If 1 foot = 12 inches, how many inches are in 5 feet?

a)

30 inches

b)

40 inches

c)

50 inches

d)

60 inches

37.

Adrian averages 2 out of 3 questions correct on homework. If there are 12 questions on this week's homework, how many will he probably get correct?

a)

8 questions

b)

10 questions

c)

2 questions

d)

12 questions

38.

Chris saved $8 every 2 weeks. If he needs to save up $40 to buy a new skateboard, how many weeks will it take him?

a)

8 weeks

b)

10 weeks

c)

12 weeks

d)

20 weeks

39.

Nik plays 6 hours of video games every 2 days. After 10 days, how many hours did he play?

a)

30 hours

b)

20 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

50 hours

40.

Angelo buys Takis that cost $5 for 3 bags. If Angelo has $20 to spend, how many bags can he get?

a)

6 bags

b)

10 bags

c)

20 bags

d)

12 bags

41.

If chocolate chip cookies cost $3.00 per cookie plus $2 for boxing them up in a decorated box, what would the expression be?

a)

3 + 2x

b)

3x + 2

c)

3x + 2x

d)

5x

42.

12 more than a number

a)

n + 12

b)

n - 12

c)

12 > n

d)

12 < n

43.

A plumber charges $50 to make a house call plus $40 for each hour worked.

Which is the correct expression?

a)

50x + 40

b)

50x + 40x

c)

50 + 40x

d)

90x

44.

What could this represent? 7x + 2 = 30

a)

Buying pet turtles for $7 each plus $2 for tax costs $30.

b)

Seven bags of candy plus 2 extra snickers bars equals 30 dollars.

c)

Two yoyos plus seven frisbees is thirty cents.

d)

Buying tow calculators plus $7 per bundle of pencils is $30.

45.

Six decreased by twice a number.

a)

2x - 6

b)

6 < 2x

c)

6 - x

d)

6 - 2x

46.

Nine times the sum of a number and three

a)

9(3x)

b)

9(x + 3)

c)

9(x - 3)

d)

9x(3)

47.

If you went to Six Flags with your Algebra 1 class and Ms. Byrd said to bring at least $25.

a)

x < 25

b)

x < 25

c)

x > 25

d)

x > 25

48.

A fitness club opens with 80 members. Each month the membership increases by 15 members.

Which equation represents the relationship between the number of months the club has been opened, x,

and the total fitness club membership, y?

a)

y = 15x

b)

y = 15x + 80

c)

y = x + 15

d)

y = 80x + 15

49.

Ms. Byrd's class won a donut party.

Ms. Byrd spent $34.50 for donuts for her class of 25 students,

and received a $3.00 discount. Write a function.

a)

$34.50 - $25d - $3.00

b)

$34.50 = $25d - $3.00

c)

$34.50 = 3d - $25.00

d)

$34.50 = 25d - $3.00

50.

If ChipCo sold their bags of corn chips for $5 per bag plus $1 for bagging it and it costs the same as $4 per bag of CrunchyChips corn chips plus their price of $2 for bagging it, which equation would make them cost the same?

a)

5 + 1x = 2x + 4

b)

9x = 3

c)

5x + 1 = 4x + 2

d)

5x = 6x