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ALG 1A - Unit 2, Lesson 4: Word Problems
Contributed by: Haskins
Type all answers in standard form.ax±b=c
Write the equation for the word problem above
in the following format:

Ms. Lily and seven of her friends went out to eat.

They decided to split the bill evenly.  Each person

paid $8.73. What was the total bill?
Coefficient  Variable ± Constant = Total
  (Examples: 2x-4=12 or x/3=7)
*Don't include spaces.
Write the equation for the word problem above
in the following format:

At the mall, Kelly bought some socks for $2.95 a pair. After that, she spent $1.75 on a soda. If she spent a total of $10.60, 

how many pairs of socks did she buy? 

Coefficient  Variable ± Constant = Total
  (Examples: 2x-4=12 or x/3=7)
Let s = number of pairs of socks
*Don't include spaces.
Write the equation for the word problem above
in the following format:
Hermione’s Bikes rents bikes for $10 plus $4 per hour. Janice paid $30 to rent a bike. For how many hours did she rent the bike?
Coefficient  Variable ± Constant = Total
  (Examples: 2x-4=12 or x/3=7)
Let h = number of hours
*Don't include spaces.
Write the equation for the word problem above
in the following format:

Ann won 88 pieces of gum playing the

bean bag toss at the county fair. At school

she gave four to every student in her math

class. She only has 8 remaining. How

many students are in her class?
Coefficient  Variable ± Constant = Total
  (Examples: 2x-4=12 or x/3=7)
Let s = number of students
*Don't include spaces.
Write the equation for the word problem above
in the following format:

A wise man once said, "400 reduced by 3

times my age is 163." What is his age?

Coefficient  Variable ± Constant = Total
  (Examples: 2x-4=12 or x/3=7)
Let x = the man's age
*Don't include spaces.
Write the equation for the word problem above
in the following format:

Emily spent half of her weekly allowance

playing mini-golf. To earn more money her

parents let her wash the car for $9. What is

her weekly allowance if she ended with $16?
Coefficient  Variable ± Constant = Total
  (Examples: 2x-4=12 or x/3=7)
Let x = amount of allowance
*Don't include spaces.
Write the equation for the word problem above
in the following format:

Half of your baseball card collection got wet 

and were ruined. You bought 12 cards to

replace some that were lost. How many did

you begin with if you now have 22?

Coefficient  Variable ± Constant = Total
  (Examples: 2x-4=12 or x/3=7)
Let x = number of baseball cards
*Don't include spaces.
Write the equation for the word problem above
in the following format:

Nora bought a magazine for $7 and

three candy bars. He spent a total of $19.

How much did each candy bar cost?

Coefficient  Variable ± Constant = Total
  (Examples: 2x-4=12 or x/3=7)
Let c = cost of the candy bar
*Don't include spaces.
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