Equation Word Problems

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1.
Which equation represents: "A number increased by 7 equals 15"?
1. a)
2. b)
3. c)
4. d)
2.
"5 less than a number" is written as:
1. a)
2. b)
3. c)
4. d)
3.
A number plus 8 equals 20. What is the number?
4.
Three times a number is 27. What is the number?
5.
Which phrase means ?
1. a)2 more than 5 times a number
2. b)Twice a number minus 5
3. c)5 more than twice a number
4. d)5 times a number plus 2
6.
Tom is 4 years older than his sister. Together, their ages add up to 24. How old is Tom?
7.
A number decreased by 9 equals 14. What is the number?
8.
A book costs 8 euros less than a game. Together they cost 42 euros. Which equation models this?
1. a)
2. b)
3. c)
4. d)
9.
A rectangle's length is 5 cm more than its width. The perimeter is 46 cm. Find the width.
10.
Movie tickets cost 12 euros for adults and 7 euros for children. A group bought 8 tickets and paid 76 euros total. How many adult tickets were purchased?
11.
Twice a number, decreased by 5, is 13. What is the equation?
1. a)
2. b)
3. c)
4. d)
12.
The sum of three consecutive integers is 72. What is the smallest integer?
13.
A train travels at 80 km/h. A car starts 2 hours later traveling at 120 km/h on the same route. After how many hours will the car catch up to the train?
14.
A piggy bank contains coins worth 3.40 euros. There are 8 more 20-cent coins than 50-cent coins. How many 50-cent coins are there?
15.
Ana has 3 times as many stickers as Ben. Together they have 48 stickers. How many does Ana have?
1. a)16
2. b)12
3. c)36
4. d)24
16.
A phone plan costs 15 euros per month plus 0.05 euros per text message. If the monthly bill is 23 euros, how many text messages were sent?
17.
Half of a number is 9. What is the number?
18.
The product of a number and 4, increased by 6, equals 30. What is the number?
1. a)8
2. b)9
3. c)6
4. d)5