Creating Equations from Word Problems
This worksheet helps 7th-grade students practice translating word problems into algebraic equations.
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Creating Equations from Word Problems
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Read each word problem carefully and write an algebraic equation to represent the situation. You do not need to solve the equations.
1. Sarah has 'x' apples. She buys 5 more apples. Now she has 12 apples. Write an equation to represent this.
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2. A number 'n' divided by 3 is equal to 7. Write an equation to represent this.
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3. John is 'y' years old. His brother is 3 years older than him. If his brother is 15 years old, which equation represents this situation?
y - 3 = 15
y + 3 = 15
3y = 15
y / 3 = 15
4. A store sells t-shirts for $8 each. If 'p' represents the number of t-shirts sold and the total sales were $72, which equation is correct?
p + 8 = 72
p - 8 = 72
8p = 72
p / 8 = 72
5. The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 units. The length of the rectangle is 'L' and the width is 5 units. Write an equation to find the length L.
6. Emily has 'c' candies. She gives half of them to her friend, and now she has 10 candies left. Write an equation to represent this.
7. The phrase 'twice a number x decreased by 7 is 11' can be written as 2x - 7 = 11.
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8. If a car travels 'd' miles in 3 hours at a speed of 50 mph, the equation is d = 50 + 3.
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