Solve Equation Word Problems

three times your age plus 28 is 49. What is your age?

• 7

• 9

• 13

A boat rental company charges a flat rate of $45 to rent the boat, plus an additional $20 per hour. If you paid a total of $225, for how long did you have the boat?

• 11 hours

• 10 hours

• 9 hours

Josh had $221 to spend on 9 shirts. After buying them he had $14 left. How much did he spend on each shirt?

• $19

• $21

• $18

• $23

What is the first step in solving the equation: 2x+30=189

• Divide by 2

• Subtract 30 from both sides

• Add 30 to both sides

• Multiply both sides by 2

Last season, I spent $2752 to see my team play 43 games.  To see each game, I had to buy a ticket and pay $10 for parking.  How much was each ticket?

• 10(x+43) = 2752

• x(10+43) = 2752

• 43(x+10) = 2752

• 2752(43+x)=10

You mailed 20 identical Christmas cards weighing more than 1 ounce each.  Mailing each card costs $.44 for the first ounce, plus .17 for each additional ounce.  The postage for all cards totalled $15.60.

• 20(.17w) = 15.60

• 20(.44w) = 15.60

• 20(.17w + .44) = 15.60

• 20(.44w + .17) = 15.60

You bought a magazine for $8 and 6 erasers.  If you spent a total of $11, then how much did each eraser cost?

• $3.00

• $2.00

• $.50

• $.625

You decide to rent a bike for $25 plus $3.00 per hour.  If you spent a total of $40.00, how many hours did you rent the bike?

• 1 hour

• 4 hours

• 2 hours

• 5 hours

You want to buy a new pair of shoes that costs $95.00.  You have already saved up $27.00 and you plan to save $4 per week.  How many weeks until you have enough money to buy the shoes?

• 68 weeks

• 17 weeks

• 91 weeks

• 64 weeks

A group of 8 friends went to a basketball game. They each buy a ticket and decide to share a big bag of popcorn.  One bag of popcorn cost $12.00.  The total cost for all their tickets and one bag of popcorn was $84.00.  How much did each person spend on a ticket?

• $9.00

• $7.00

• $12.00

• $15.00