Mathematics
Grade 7
15 min
Solve equations: word problems
Solve equations: word problems
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1
Maria had some books. She bought 7 more and now has 19. How many did she start with?
2
A pizza is cut into equal slices for 6 people. Each person gets 2 slices. How many slices in total?
3
Leo bought 4 tickets. He paid a $3 service fee. His total was $35. What was the price of one ticket?
Sample Practice Questions
Easy
After planting 5 trees, a park has 12 trees. How many trees were there to start? Let t be the starting number.
0.t+5=12
1.t-5=12
2.5t=12
3.t/5=12
Easy
Sam had some marbles and lost 3. He has 8 left. How many did he start with? Let m be the starting number.
0.m+3=8
1.m-3=8
2.3m=8
3.m/3=8
Easy
A recipe needs 2 cups of flour per cake. If you use 10 cups of flour, how many cakes did you make?
0.3
1.5
2.8
3.20
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