Mathematics Grade 7 15 min

Guess-and-check word problems

Guess-and-check word problems

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A farm has 5 animals, a mix of chickens (2 legs) and sheep (4 legs). There are 16 legs in total. How many of each?

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The sum of two consecutive integers is 21. What are the numbers?

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Leo bought 10 pens. Blue pens cost $2 and red pens cost $1. He spent $14. How many blue pens did he buy?

Sample Practice Questions

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The sum of two consecutive integers is 11. What is the smaller number?
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A shop has 6 vehicles, some cars (4 wheels) and motorcycles (2 wheels). There are 20 wheels total. How many cars?
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Amy bought 5 stickers. Star stickers cost $2 and circle stickers cost $1. She spent $7. How many star stickers?
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