Equations
Easy Word Problems
Word Problems
Literal Equations
100

āˆ’š‘„ +8=5

3

100

Yusraa is baking a cake. The recipe calls for 7 cups of flour. She already put in 2 cups. Represent how many more cups she needs to add with an equation.

7=2+x

100

Umar's mother gave him 50 chocolates to give to his friends at his birthday party.  He gave 3 chocolates to each of his friends and still had 2 chocolates left. Write an equation that can represent the situation

3x+2=50

100

A+B=C

Solve for "A"

A=C-B

200

āˆ’28=2š‘„+12š‘„

-2

200

Anas received 75 dollars for his birthday. He went to a sporting goods store and bought a basketball package. He had 29 dollars left over, represent how much he spent on the basketball package with an equation.

75-x=29

200

Ayyoub bought a soft drink for 3 dollars and 5 candy bars. He spent a total of 28 dollars. Write an equation with "x" representing the price of candy bars.

3+5x=28

200

E=m*c^2

Solve for "m"

E/c^2

300

āˆ’(2āˆ’š‘„)=5

7

300

You have $120 and each pizza costs $12. Represent how much you can buy with an equation.

12x=120

300

Dina answered all the questions on her math test but got 10 answers wrong.  She received 4 points for every correct answer, and there was no penalty for wrong answers.  Her score was 76 points. Represent the situation with an equation

4(qāˆ’10)=76

300

N=Sā‹…(P)āˆ’F 

Solve for "S"

N+F/P

400

12=2š‘„āˆ’12+6š‘„

3

400

After eating at the restaurant, Anas, Ayyoub, and Umar decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid 20 dollars, represent what the total of the bill was with an equation.

x/3=20

400

Anas had $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them he had $10. Write an equation that represents the situation.

24=10+7x

400

V=1/3Ah
solve for "A"

A=3V/h

500

4š‘„āˆ’8=āˆ’4(11+2š‘„)

-3

500

Hafsa found 69 seashells on the beach, she gave Haniyyah some of her seashells. She has 17 seashell left. Represent how many seashells Hafsa give to Haniyyah with an equation.

69-x=17

500

Ayyoub was at a Mexican diner placed an order for 3 buritto bowls which was priced at $x each.He also ordered a plate of corn tacos at $12.96 and was billed for a total of $32.46. What is the equation that represents the scenario?

3x + 12.96 = 32.46

500

K=1/2*m*v^2

Solve for "m"

(2*K)/m^2