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Writing Equations from Word Problems
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1. Katie buys 3 bracelets and 3 necklaces. Each bracelet costs $5. The necklaces cost $3 each. Elia pays the clerk $40 and gets $4 change. What equation represents the situation?

2. The temperature at noon is 68 °F. The temperature drops over 5 hours to 53 °F. What equation represents the situation?

3. Tavon rented 1 video game and 3 movies for a total of $11.50. The video game cost $3 to rent. The movies cost the same amount to rent. What equation represents the situation?

4. Vivienne has 3 times as many pencils as Kenzy and 5 pens. She has 17 pens and pencils all together. What equation represents the situation?

5. A stack of nested paper cups is 8 inches tall. The first cup is 4 inches tall and each of the rest of the cups in the stack adds 1/4 inch to the height of the stack. What equation represents the situation?

6. The 7th grade class is holding a bake sale to raise money for a field trip. They need to raise $500. They already have $170 saved and they are charging $3 per item at their bake sale. What equation represents the situation?

7. Gabe has $80. He is selling cookie dough for $6 each. His goal is to raise $200. What equation represents this situation?

8. The temperature at noon is 80 °F. The temperature drops over 6 hours to 44 °F. What equation represents the situation?

9. Abby has an 8-foot piece of ribbon. She cuts off a piece that is 1/4 of a foot long and cuts the remainder into four pieces of equal length. What equation represents the situation?

10. Owen has 5 times as many pencils as Aron and 3 pens. He has 17 pens and pencils all together. What equation represents the situation?

11. Laine rented 1 video game and 3 movies for a total of $11.50. The video game cost $4.75 to rent. The movies cost the same amount to rent. What equation represents the situation?

12. The temperature at noon is 53 °F. The temperature drops over 5 hours to 68 °F. What equation represents the situation?

13. Joyce has $5 in the bank. She is saving $24 each month from her babysitting. Her goal is to save $92, so she can buy some airpods. What equation represents this situation?

14. Reese buys some scarves that cost $5 each and 2 purses that cost $12 each. The cost of Reese's total purchase is $92. What equation represents the situation?

15. Elia buys a bracelet and some necklaces. The bracelet cost $6. The necklaces cost $5 each. Elia pays the clerk $40 and gets $4 change. What equation represents the situation?

16. Drake has $500 in his savings account. He buys games for $3 each. His mom insists he maintain $170 in his savings account. What equation represents the situation?