1. Math-7 NOTES
DATE: ______/_______/_______
What: equation word problems
Why: To use an EQUATION in order to solve for the unknown in several real-life
situations.
NAME:
One-Step Word Problems (write AND solve an equation for each):
Last week, Eric ran 8 more miles than Nick. Eric ran a total of 33 miles. How many miles did Nick run?
Kaylee collected 14 more cans than Logan. Kaylee collected 54 cans. How many cans c did Logan collect?
3) Hannah swims 7 laps less than Ellie. Hannah swims 27 laps. How many laps does Ellie swim?
4) Kerry bought a pair of jeans that cost d dollars. She paid $30.00 and received $4.50 in change. How much did the jeans cost?
5) How many boxes of cereal can you buy with $27.50 if one box costs $2.50?
6) Mary sold 4 times as many candy bars as John (for the school fundraiser). If Mary sold 84 candy bars, how many candy bars did John sell?
7) Elizabeth won some money in a contest. She decided to split the money equally among herself and her two brothers (what a kind sister). She receives $73.26, after she split the money. How much money did she originally win?
8) Jake had m marbles in his collection. He separated his marbles into 4 equal piles. Each pile contained 17 marbles. How many marbles did he begin with?

2. Two-Step Word Problems:
1) Jane has $575 in her checking account. She has decided to deposit $85 per
month until she has a total of $1,340. In how many months will this occur?
You have $75 in your checking account. You are saving for an i-Pad that costs $500. You will save $25 per month until you have enough money. How many months m will this take?
At the basketball game, Will scored 4 points less than two times the # of points that Hank scored. Will scored 16 points. How many points p did Hank score?
During cross-country season, Kelly ran five miles more than three times the # of miles that Michelle ran. Kelly ran 95 miles. How many miles m did Michelle run?
Maria spent ½ of her babysitting money at the mall. She does extra chores to earn $15 extra. How much babysitting money did she have to begin with if she now has $63?
George bought three video games at the same price. He also bought a DVD for $ If he spent $65.00 total, how much was each video game?

3. “ equation word problems”
Math-7 PRACTICE
DATE: ______/_______/_______
NAME:__________________________
“ equation word problems”
One-Step Word Problems (write AND solve an equation for each):
Last week, Bob ran 5 more laps than Sheila. Bob ran a total of 12 laps. How many laps did Sheila run? (Hint: Use an addition equation to solve)
2) Shannon bought a book for $14.99, but used a coupon to receive a discount. Her total, after the discount, was $ How much did the coupon save her? (Hint: Use a subtraction equation to solve)
3) How many bags of chips can you buy with $12.00 if one bag of chips costs $0.75? (Hint: Use a multiplication equation to solve)
You make a batch of homemade cookies that you decided to split equally among yourself and five of your friends at lunch. If each of you receive three cookies, how many cookies did you bake to begin with? (Hint: Use a division equation to solve)
Two-Step Word Problems (write AND solve an equation for each):
1) You have $225 in your checking account. You would like to save a total of $550, and have decided to save $65 per month. How many months will this take?
2) During football season, the Redskins scored a total of three more than three times the amount of points that the Cowboys scored. The Redskins scored a total of 336 points in the season. How many points did the Cowboys score?
3) Kiley bought four movie tickets at the same price. She also bought a jumbo popcorn for $8. If her total was $52, how much did she spend on each movie ticket?