SOLVING ONE STEP EQUATIONS WORD PROBLEMS WORKSHEET

1)  Eighteen more than the number n is 125. What is the value of n?                  Solution

2)  Jim’s three fish tanks contain an equal amount of fish. If Jim has a total of 27 fish, how many fish are in each tank?

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3)  Steven went to the store and bought five sweatshirts. He spent $45. What was the price of each shirt?

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4)  How many boxes of envelopes can you buy with $12, if one box costs $3?          Solution

5)  At a restaurant, Bill and his four friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $12, what was the total bill?       Solution

6)  Last Saturday, Allyson had $38. For her birthday she received more money. She now has $90. How much money did she receive?            Solution

7)  The sum of three fourths of the number a and 24 is negative 9. What is the value of a?             Solution

8)  Twenty is 7 less than twice the number w. What is the value of w?            Solution

9)  -11+ x = 9

Given the above equation, what is the value of 20-(11-x) ?

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10)  Two and three fifths of a number equals -26. What is the number?                  Solution

11)  John buys organic almonds priced at $77 from the grocery store. How much did he pay the cashier, if he received $23 in change?            Solution

12)  Peter and Mia participated in a quiz contest. They scored 23 points in all. If Peter scored 9 points, how many points did Mia score?           Solution

13)  Grace ran 9.7 miles less than Perry last week. Grace ran 13.8 miles. How many miles did Perry run?    Solution

14)  Shreya is cooking bread. The recipe calls for 5 1/6 cups of flour. She has already put in 3 9/10 cups. How many more cups does she need to put in?     Solution

15)  After paying $4.17 for a sandwich, Kali has $15.70. With how much money did she start?              Solution

16)  The product of x and three is negative -27. What is x?

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