Word Problems

Trivia

100

What is the number in front of a variable, like the 5 in 5x

The coefficient

200

Who was the first Disney Princess?

Snow White- The movie came out in 1937!

300

What is the number that does not have a variable called?

A constant

400

What is the only vegetable that is also classified as a flower?

Broccoli

500

What is the human body’s largest organ?

Skin

Two Step Equations

100

Solve: 2x+3=11

x=4

200

Solve: (x/3)-4=2

x=18

300

Solve: -5x+10=-15

x=5

400

Solve: 14-3p=2

p=4

500

6(x-4)=12

x=6

What's the variable

100

Maya bought 4 notebooks that cost d dollars each for a total of $12

Variable: The cost of one notebook

200

A taxi charges a flat fee of $3 plus $2 per mile. The total for the taxi ride was $17

Variable: the number of miles driven

300

Jordan Saved $150, which is $30 more than twice the amount Alex saved.

Variable: the amount of money Alex saved

400

A phone plan costs $45 a month plus $0.10 for every GB over the limit. 

Variable: the number of extra GB used

500

The length of a rectangle is 5 inches longer than 3 times its width

Variable: The width of the rectangle 

Riddles

100

What do you break the moment you name it?

Silence

200

What word starts with E, ends with E, but only holds a single letter?

Envelope

300

How many letters are in the alphabet?

There are 11 letters in the alphabet.

400

What is purple and smells exactly like green paint?

Purple Paint

500

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

A Map

Solve the word problem

100

Liam has $20. He buys a sandwich for $6 and wants to buy cookies that cost $2 each. How many cookies can he buy?

Liam can buy 7 cookies

200

A video game rental shop charges a $5 monthly fee plus $3 per game rented. If Sam spent $26 this month, how many games did he rent?

Sam rented 7 games.

300

A plumber charges a flat service fee of $45 plus $30 per hour. If the total bill came to $165, how many hours did the repair take?

The repair took 4 hours to complete. 

400

Ben bought 3 identical T-shirts and used a $5 coupon. He paid a total of $40 before tax. What was the original price of one T-shirt?

Each shirt costs $15.

500

A concert venue sells student tickets for $12 each. If they collect $800 in total ticket sales after paying a fixed $160 equipment rental fee, how many student tickets were sold?

There were 80 student tickets sold.