Story Problems With Equations

At a restaurant, Mario and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13, what was the total bill?

• The bill was $52.

• The bill was $3.25.

• The bill was $17.

• The bill was $39.

How many packages of diapers can you buy with $40 if one package costs $8?

• You can buy 48 packages of diapers.

• You can buy 32 packages of diapers.

• You can buy 320 packages of diapers.

• You can buy 5 packages of diapers.

Last Friday Marco had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. Write an equation to find how much money he received?

Now use your equation to solve:

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

• Marco received $20.

• Marco received $1.42.

• Marco received $12.

• Marco received $70.

Now use your equation to solve:

Zoe and her best friend found some money buried in a field. They split the money evenly, each getting $24.28. How much money did they find?

• They found $48.56.

• They found $12.14

• They found $22.28.

• They found $48.46.

At a restaurant, Mario and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13 write an equation to find what was the total bill.

How do you feel about solving one-step equations from story problems?

• It is super easy. I can do every problem.

• I'm pretty good at it. I can do most of the problems.

• Some are easy and some are hard. I can do about half of the problems.

• It is somewhat hard. I can only do a couple problems.

• It is very hard. I do not understand how to do any of the problems.

Solve the following equation: If 3 times a number plus 5 equals 17, what is the number?

• 7

• 10

• 4

• 2

The senior class at Rivermont High School rented and filled 11 vans and 3 buses with 283 students. The senior class at Washington High School rented and filled 12 vans and 14 buses with 770 students. Which system of equations solves this problem to show how many students were in each van and each bus?

• 11v + 3b = 283

  12v + 14b = 770

• v + b = 14

  v + b = 16

• 11v + 12v = 283

  3b + 14b = 770

• v + b = 30

  23v + 17b = 1053

Your family goes to a restaurant for dinner. There are 6 people in your family. Some order the chicken dinner (x) for $14.80, and some order steak (y) for $17. If the total bill was $91, which system best represents the situation? 

• x + y = 6

  14.80x + 17y = 91

• x + y = 91

  14.80x + 17y = 6

• x + y = 6

  14.80y + 17x = 91

• x + y = 91

  14.80x + 17y = 6