7th math Solving Equations Word problems

1.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Ariel has 2 bags of candy, with the same amount in each bag. Jason has 12 pieces of candy. Combined, they have 52 pieces of candy. How much candy is in each bag?

2c + 52 = 12

2c - 12 = 52

2c + 12 = 52

12c + 2 = 52

2.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month. Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym. How many months has Jim been a member of the gym?

50 + 20m = 290

20 + 50m = 290

50 + 20 = m

50m - 20 = 290

3.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

A bag of candy was shared equally among 4 friends. Seven pieces were given away to Mrs. Neale, their favorite teacher. They ended up with 8 pieces of candy left over. How much candy was in the bag?

c/7 - 4 = 8

c/4 + 7 = 8

4/c - 7 = 8

c/4 - 7 = 8

4.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Billy bought 5 items that each cost the same amount. If he spent a total of $62.00 on the items, how much did each item cost? Use d as your variable and write an equation to solve this problem.

d/5=62

d-5=62

5d=62

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The steps in solving 5b - 6 = 24 are:

Add 6 to both sides and divide both sides by 5

Add 6 to both sides and multiply both sides by 5

Subtract 6 from both sides then multiply both sides by 5

Subtract 6 from both sides then divide both sides by 5

6.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

A taxi charges $3, plus $1.50 for each mile traveled. Jaiden rode in the taxi from her home to the airport and was charged $30. How many miles does Jaiden live from the airport?

$3 + $1.50m = $30: 18 miles

$1.50 + $3.00 = $30: 20 miles

$30 + $1.50m = $3: 22 miles

7.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Jose made 55 cupcakes for Mrs. Fuller's 7th grade math class because that is his favorite class. He gave the same number of cupcakes to each of his 15 classmates because he loves math so much. He had 10 left over. Which equation represents this word problem.

55 - 15c = 10

15 + 10c = 55

Math is Jose's favorite subject.

8.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Julian is going to the carnival to ride the rides. It costs $20 to get into the carnival and ride tickets are $0.50 each. Write an equation that represents this scenario if he spends $35 in all.

.50x + 20 = 35

.50x = 35

.50 + 20x = 35

.50x - 20 = 35

9.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

A stadium has a total of 18,000 seats. Of these, 7,500 are field seats, and the rest are grandstand seats. Which equation could be used to find the number of grandstand seats s?

s + 7,500 = 18,000

s - 7,500 = 18,000

s + 18,000 = 7,500

s - 18,000 = 7,500

10.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Solve the equation.

-8

8

-72

72

11.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What is the inverse operation of subtraction?

Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication

Division

12.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What is the inverse operation of addition?

Addition

subrtaction

multiplication

division

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the inverse of multiplication?

Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication

Division

14.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What is the goal when given an algebraic equation?

Inverse Operation

Isolate the variable

To pass

I don't know

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

7x + 10 = 24

2

3

4 6/7

-2

16.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

WRITE AN EQUATION
For a field trip 4 students rode in cars and the rest filled nine buses. How many students were in each bus if 472 students were on the trip?

4x=472

9x=472

4+9x=472

4+x=472

17.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

After paying $5.12 for a salad, Kamauri has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

n + $5.12 = $27.10

n - $5.12 = $27.10

n - $5.12 = -$27.10

$5.12 - n = $27.10

18.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Mary earns $14 per hour. Which equation represents how many hours she worked to earn $112?

14h = 112

14 / h = 112

h + 14 = 112

h - 14 = 112

19.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

WRITE AN EQUATION
Aliyah had $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. How much did each pencil cost?

24 - 10 = -7x

24 - 7x = 10

-24 - 7x = -10

10 + x = 24

20.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

WRITE AN EQUATION

If one roll of masking tape costs $1.15, how many rolls can Emma buy with $5.75?

1.15(5.75) = x

5.75x = 1.15

1.15x = 5.75

x = 1.15/5.75

21.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

WRITE AN EQUATION
The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 48. What are the smallest of these numbers?

3x = 48

x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 48

3x + 6 = 48

48/x = 48

22.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Claire and Maximus buy a small bag of popcorn and a pretzel at the movie theater. The pretzel weighs 63 grams more than the popcorn. If the popcorn weighs 44 grams, what is the weight of the pretzel?

What words tell us what to do?

more than

weight

more than the popcorn

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Claire and Maximus buy a small bag of popcorn and a pretzel at the movie theater. The pretzel weighs 63 grams more than the popcorn. If the popcorn weighs 44 grams, what is the weight of the pretzel?

What does the key word tell you to do?

add

subtract

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

It takes Tristan 15 minutes to mow the front lawn. It takes him 17 more minutes to mow the back lawn than the front lawn. What is the total amount of time Tristan spends mowing the lawns?

What does the key word tell you to do?

add

subtract

mowing

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

There are 95 students in Grade 3. There are 33 more students in Grade 4 than in Grade 3. How many students are in Grade 4?

What words tell us what to do?

more students

many

95 students

how many

26.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

There are 95 students in Grade 3. There are 33 more students in Grade 4 than in Grade 3. How many students are in Grade 4?

What does the key word tell you to do?

add

subtract

27.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

There are 95 students in Grade 3. There are 33 more students in Grade 4 than in Grade 3. How many students are in Grade 4?

What does the key word tell you to do?

add

subtract

28.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Mr. Green’s sunflower grew 31 centimeters in one week. The next week it grew 4 centimeters more than the previous week. What is the total number of centimeters the sunflower grew in 2 weeks?

What words tell us what to do?

grew

more than

total

number of centimeters

29.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Mr. Green’s sunflower grew 31 centimeters in one week. The next week it grew 4 centimeters more than the previous week. What is the total number of centimeters the sunflower grew in 2 weeks?

What does the key word tell you to do?

add

subtract

30.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Sue bakes mini-muffins for the school bake sale. After wrapping 102 muffins, she still has 37 muffins left cooling on the table. How many muffins did she bake altogether?

What words tell us what to do?

altogether

how many

still

after wrapping

31.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Sue bakes mini-muffins for the school bake sale. After wrapping 102 muffins, she still has 37 muffins left cooling on the table. How many muffins did she bake altogether?

What does the key word tell you to do?

add

subtract

32.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A restaurant made 72 muffins. They sold 32 muffins. How many muffins are left?

What words tell us what to do?

how many

made 72 muffins

sold

left

33.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Maddie ate 32 cookies. Katie ate 12 cookies. What is the difference between the amount of cookies Maddie ate and Katie ate.

What words tell us what to do?

difference

amount

between

34.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Maddie ate 32 cookies. Katie ate 12 cookies. What is the difference between the amount of cookies Maddie ate and Katie ate.

What does the key word tell us to do?

add

subtraction

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