Solving One Variable Equations: Word Problems for 7th Grade

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each. If you buy x pencils and spend $4.00, how many pencils did you buy?

• 12

• 6

• 8

• 10

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles and together they have 30 marbles, how many marbles does John have?

• 5

• 15

• 10

• 20

A book costs $15. If you have x dollars and you want to buy the book, how much more money do you need?

• 15 - x

• x / 15

• 15 + x

• x - 15

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is x years old and together they are 25 years old, how old is Tom?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 12

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. If it travels for x hours, how far does it go?

• 120x miles

• 60x kilometers

• 30x miles

• 60x miles

A rectangle has a length of 3 meters more than its width. If the width is x meters and the perimeter is 30 meters, what is the width?

• 8 meters

• 6 meters

• 4 meters

• 10 meters

A movie ticket costs $12. If you have x dollars and want to buy tickets for you and 2 friends, how much money do you have left after buying the tickets?

• x - 24

• x - 12

• x - 36

• x - 48

A gardener has x flowers and buys 10 more. If he now has 25 flowers, how many flowers did he start with?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 5

A box can hold x toys. If you have 5 boxes and they can hold a total of 50 toys, how many toys can each box hold?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 5

A recipe calls for x cups of flour. If you have 3 cups and need a total of 8 cups, how many more cups do you need?

• 5 cups

• 4 cups

• 6 cups

• 2 cups