Writing and Solving Equations - Word Problems

Mel is 3 years older than Rahfat and Aurelio is twice as old as Mel. The sum of their ages is 57. How old is Mel?

• 13

• 21

• 18

• 15

Mia won 77 pieces of gum playing hoops at her school's game night. Later, she gave three to each of her friends. She only has 5 remaining. How many friends does she have?

• 13

• 18

• 24

• 28

The triangle and square shown below have the same perimeter. What is the length of one side of the square?

• 4 units

• 3 units

• 6 units

• 8 units

Pasha is thinking of a number such that when twice the number is added to three times one more than the number she gets the same result as when she multiplies four times one less than the number. The number Pasha is thinking about is ______?

Nendell saw the following sign at a diner. If he bought one of each item and spent $7.50, how much did the drink cost?

• $1.50

• $1.37

• $1.57

• $1.62

Ye has his own business. He checks his sales receipts three times a day. One day, his afternoon sales were $50 more than his morning sales, and his evening sales were three times his afternoon sales. If his total sales for the day were $1,000, his evening sales were $______?

Torrance is buying presents for members of his family. He wants to spend $10 less on his brother than he spends on his sister, and six dollars more than twice the amount he spends on his sister on his mother. If Torrance has $100 to spend, how much does he intend to spend on his brother?

• $17

• $22

• $18

• $16

Garland put 2b + 3 dollars in the bank in the first week. The following week he doubled the first week’s savings and put that amount in the bank. The next week he doubled what was in the bank and put that amount in the bank. If he now has $477 in the bank, how much did he put in the bank the first week?

• $66

• $53

• $32

• $48

Colby worked three more hours on Tuesday than he did on Monday. On Wednesday, he worked one hour more than twice the number of hours that he worked on Monday. If the total number of hours is two more than five times the number of hours worked on Monday, the number hours he worked on Monday is _______?

Devin paid $30 to be a member of the Fox Lake Gym. When he takes the boxing class, it costs him $2. Jared is not a member of the Gym, and it costs him $5 for the same class. How many classes would it take for Devin's total cost to equal Jared's total cost?

• 12

• 8

• 15

• 10