Equation Word Problems

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

You take out a loan from a bank for $3600.  You plan to pay back 300 per week.  Which equation would help you solve the number of weeks to pay back the loan?

• 3600 - 300w = 0

• -3600w + 300 = 0

• 0 - 3600 = 300w

• w + 3600 + 300 = 0

Four friends bought pizza.  They all split the cost evenly.  The pizza was $16.00.  The total bill came to $32.00.  Which equation matches this story.

• 4 + 16 = 32

• 16-4 = 32x

• 16 + 4p = 32

• 4p + 16 = 32

Paul bought a notebook for $2.50 and 3 pencils.  He spent a total of $5.47.  How much did each pencil cost? 

• $.99

• $2.97

• $7.97

• $1.17

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

Carly has already written 35 pages of a novel. She plans to write 12 additional pages per month until she is finished. What equation shows this situation?

The admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. On a certain day, $5,050 is collected. What equation would show this situation?

The admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. On a certain day, $5,050 is collected. If 1000 adults attended the fair, how many children attended?

•  4050 children

•  1050 children

•  700 children

•  366 children

A road side vegetable stand sells pumpkins for $5 each and tomatoes for $3 each. The total sales on a certain day was $98. What equation would show this situation?

A road side vegetable stand sells pumpkins for $5 each and tomatoes for $3 each. The total sales on a certain day was $98. If they sold 10 pumpkins, how many tomatoes were sold? (Just type the number of tomatoes)