Translating Word Problems: Real-Life Equations for 7th Graders

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each and erasers for $0.75 each. If a student buys a total of 10 items and spends $6.00, how many pencils and erasers did they buy?

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are collecting stickers. Alex has 5 more stickers than Jamie. Together, they have 35 stickers. How many stickers does each friend have?

• Alex has 15 stickers and Jamie has 20 stickers.

• Alex has 20 stickers and Jamie has 15 stickers.

• Alex has 30 stickers and Jamie has 5 stickers.

• Alex has 25 stickers and Jamie has 10 stickers.

A farmer has chickens and cows. If there are 20 animals in total and the number of chickens is twice the number of cows, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 5 chickens and 15 cows

• 15 chickens and 5 cows

• 12 chickens and 8 cows

• 10 chickens and 10 cows

In a school, the number of boys is 4 more than twice the number of girls. If there are 30 students in total, how many boys and girls are there?

• 25 boys and 5 girls

• 15 boys and 15 girls

• 20 boys and 10 girls

• 10 boys and 20 girls

A movie theater sells adult tickets for $10 and child tickets for $6. If 50 tickets were sold for a total of $420, how many adult and child tickets were sold?

• 30 adult tickets and 20 child tickets

• 35 adult tickets and 15 child tickets

• 40 adult tickets and 10 child tickets

• 25 adult tickets and 25 child tickets

Maria has a collection of coins. She has twice as many dimes as nickels, and the total value of her coins is $3.00. How many dimes and nickels does she have?

• 15 nickels and 30 dimes

• 8 nickels and 16 dimes

• 12 nickels and 24 dimes

• 10 nickels and 20 dimes

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.15 per mile driven. If a customer paid $50 in total, how many miles did they drive?

• 150 miles

• 250 miles

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

In a class, the number of girls is 3 less than twice the number of boys. If there are 27 students in total, how many boys and girls are in the class?

• 11 boys and 16 girls

• 10 boys and 17 girls

• 9 boys and 18 girls

• 12 boys and 15 girls

A bakery sells muffins for $2 each and cookies for $1.50 each. If a customer buys a total of 12 items and spends $20, how many muffins and cookies did they buy?

• 5 muffins and 7 cookies

• 4 muffins and 8 cookies

• 3 muffins and 9 cookies

• 6 muffins and 6 cookies

A gardener is planting flowers and shrubs. If the number of flowers is 3 more than twice the number of shrubs and there are 27 plants in total, how many flowers and shrubs are there?

• 19 flowers and 8 shrubs

• 22 flowers and 5 shrubs

• 10 flowers and 17 shrubs

• 15 flowers and 12 shrubs