Simplify
Word Problems
Solve for x
Write an Equation
What if x=???
100

Simplify. 

-(9+2x)

-9-2x

100

A monthly produce box is

delivered to Mr. Becks’

door. There is an initial set

up fee of $25.00 plus

$30.00 each week. If Mr.

Beck spent $265, then

how many weeks did he

receive the produce

box?

8 weeks

100

Pablo bought a refillable coffee cut for $6.80. Each refill cost $1.15. If he paid $34.40 last month, how many refills did he buy?

24 refills

100

Daily Double. Anna spends $12.75 on her lunch. She gets two tacos and a drink. If the drink cost $2.25, how much was each taco?

12.75=2x+2.25

100

If x=4, what does the equation equal? 

3x+7

19

200

Daily Double. 

Simplify. 

1/3(9x+3)

3x+1

200

An online database charges a

registration fee of $21.00, plus

a monthly membership of

$8.00. After a period of time

your bill is $85.00. How many

months were you a member for?

8 months

200

Mr. G just purchased 27

paint sets and a few sketch

books for his art class. The

total bill was $341. The paint

sets cost a total of $205 and

the sketch books were $8 each.

How many sketch books did he

buy?

He bought 17 sketch books

200

A tenant is charged $1,020 for rent each month. They pay a $300 fee when they move in. If they have paid $7,440, how long have they lived there?

7,440=1,020x+300

200

If x=-2, what does the equation equal? 

10+3x

4

300

Simplify. 

(7x-12)-3

-21x+36

300

Mrs. McKinney purchases two

identical volleyballs and a pair

of shoes. The shoes cost

$105.00. If the grand total was

$165.00, how much did each

volleyball cost?

$30 per volleyball

300

Alex weighs 11 pounds less than

his brother. Together they

weigh 125 pounds. How much

does his brother weigh?

68 pounds

300

Joey buys some candy. Meijer is having a big sale, so he only pays $12.95 per bag! The tax on his total was $1.27. He pays $40.12 on his debit card. How many bags of candy did he buy?

40.12=12.95x+1.27

300

Which x will make the statement true? 

-9x+17=62

-5=x or 5=x 

-5

400

-2(-4x+3)+8=42

x=5

400

While touring the city, Mark

buys lunch for his family. He purchases one

taco for $2.75 and four

cheeseburgers. If he spent a

total of $23.75, how much was

each cheeseburger?

One cheeseburger is $5.25

400

On a field trip to the

zoo, six students

rode with their parents and the

rest were evenly distributed on

5 buses. If 121 students

went to the zoo, how

many were on each bus?

23 students per bus

400

Seven friends go to a restaurant. The total bill is $139.30. Their drinks were $14.70. How much was each person's meal?

139.30=7x+14.70

400

Daily Double. Which x will make the statement true? 

23-3x=2

-7=x or 7=x

7

500

-1/2(20-10x)=2.5

x=2.5

500

The temperature of the

pool water started at 82

degrees and is cooling down

0.4 degrees each hour. If

the water temperature is

now 78 degrees, then how

many hours have passed?

10 hours

500

Jan bought a car priced at $23,000. The dealership was running a sale for $2,575 off all car purchases at the time. Jan paid $6,550 the day she got the car. If she paid $375 a month, how many months would it take to pay off her car?

37 months 

500

Write a word problem for the following equation. 20+12x=240 

...

500

Which x will make the statement true? 

-2(5x+3)=-1

-0.5=x or 0.5=x

-0.5

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