Solving Equations Application Problems

WRITE AN EQUATION
For a field trip 4 students rode in cars and the rest filled nine buses. How many students were in each bus if 472 students were on the trip?

• 4x=472
• 9x=472
• 4+9x=472
• 4+x=472

Jason says that 10 less than one third of his age is 11 years old. How old is Jason?

• 3 years old

• 7 years old

• 57 years old

• 63 years old

Mary earns $14 per hour. Which equation represents how many hours she worked to earn $112? 

• 14h = 112
• 14 / h = 112
• h + 14 = 112
• h - 14 = 112

Scott recently went shopping. He bought jeans for $35 and some shirts that were $7 each. If he spent $63 before tax, how many shirts did he buy?

• x = 4

• x = 5

• x = 3

• x = 4.5

Terry had his car repaired at Ace Auto.  He was charged $50 per hour of labor plus $150 for parts.  His total bill for the repair before tax was $375.  How many hours of labor was Terry charged for?

• 2.5 hours
• 4.5 hours
• 7.5 hours
• 10.5 hours

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month. Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym. Which equation could be used to determine how many months Jim has had his gym membership?

• 50 + 20m = 290

• 20 + 50m = 290

• 50 + 20 = m

• 50m - 20 = 290

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

Penny has some money. After she pays $5 for her new kitten, she will have $27. How much money does she have now?

• 32

• 22

• 24

• 23

Janet won the Easter egg hunt, and as a prize she received a candy bag. She gave 27 pieces of candy away to friends, and saved 12 pieces for herself. Write an equation to find the number of candy pieces that were in the prize bag.

• x+27=12

• x+12=27

• x-27=12

• x-12=27

Janet won the Easter egg hunt, and as a prize she received a candy bag. She gave 27 pieces of candy away to friends, and saved 12 pieces for herself. Use your equation to find the number of candy pieces that were in the prize bag.

• x=15

• x=39

• x=40

• x=49