WorksheetsLinear Equations: Word Problem Challenges for 7th Grade
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A store sells pencils for $0.50 each. If you buy x pencils and spend $10, how many pencils did you buy?
20
30
25
15
Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has y marbles, write an equation to represent the number of marbles Maria has.
M = y
M = y/2
M = 3y
M = 2y
A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.15 per mile driven. If you drove m miles and paid a total of $50, how many miles did you drive?
250 miles
150 miles
100 miles
200 miles
In a classroom, there are 3 times as many girls as boys. If there are b boys, write an equation to find the total number of students in the classroom.
4b
2b
3b
5b
A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you have s cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need?
(3/2) * s
(2/3) * s
3s
s/3
Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If his sister is a years old, write an equation to express Tom's age.
Tom's age = 4 - a
Tom's age = a - 4
Tom's age = a + 2
Tom's age = a + 4
A book costs $15, and a magazine costs $5. If you buy b magazines and spend a total of $50, how many magazines did you buy?
15
10
20
5
The sum of three consecutive integers is 72. Write an equation to find the integers.
25, 26, 27
19, 20, 21
23, 24, 25
21, 22, 23
A gardener plants x flowers in each row. If there are 5 rows and a total of 60 flowers, how many flowers are planted in each row?
12
8
10
15
A movie theater sells tickets for $12 each. If a group of g friends buys tickets and spends $96, how many friends are in the group?
8
12
10
6
