Algebra Word Problems

Joe made $24.00 dollars mowing lawns last week.  He charges 4 dollars per lawn.  How many lawns did he mow last week?

• 8

• 6

• 3

• 5

Sandra spent $612 on a new puppy. She had to borrow the money from her mom. If she pays her mom 36 dollars a month, how many months will it take her to pay off her debt?

• 15

• 17

• 23

• 19

For Steve's Eagle scout project, community members totaled 3358 minutes of service. If 46 people helped volunteer, what was the average number of minutes per person spent volunteering?

• 73

• 68

• 72

• 63

Cheyenne works 15 hours a week at the movie theater. She earns $8 an hour. Which statement about her weekly income is true?

• Her weekly income is less than $120

• Her weekly income is greater than $120

• Her weekly income is equivalent to $120

• Her weekly income is greater than $150

Mrs. Bierbauer bought 5 times as many dress shoes than sandals.  If the total number of shoes she  bought is 25, how many sandals did she buy?

• 25 + 4 = 29 sandals

• 25/ 4 = 6 sandals

• 4 x 25 = 100 sandals

• 25 / 5 = 5 sandals

Last Friday Trevon had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?

• 29 - n = 41

• 29 - n = 40

• 29 + n = 41

• 29 + n = 40

The Bulldogs won twice as many games as they lost. If they played a total of 36 games, how many did they win?

• 3 games won

• 6 games won

• 12 games won

• 24 games won

Half of your baseball card collection got wet and was ruined.  Bought 11 cards to replace some that were lost.  How many did you begin with if you now have 31?

• 40

• 51

• 73

• 62

There are 31 large roses in the heart and 16 medium roses.  How many more large roses than medium roses are in the flower heart?

• 14

• 47

• 15

• 48

There are 87 hearts in all.  54 are large, how many are small?

• 47

• 141

• 33

• 65