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Since Jordan got off the bus, the temperature has risen 4 degrees. The temperature right now is 47 degrees. What was the temperature when Jordan got on the bus?
a) t - 4 = 47
b) 4 - t = 47
c) t + 4 = 47
d) t + 47 = 4

Cole went to the store to buy a gbirthday gift, and spent $7. When he got home he had $20 left in his wallet. How much money did Jairden have when he went to the store?
a) m - 7 = 20
b) m + 7 = 20
c) 7m = 20
d) 7 = 20

Mrs. Gurley, Mr. Gurley, and their two sons went to the movies and bought a box of Snow Caps. They decided to share the box evenly. They each got 17 Snow Caps. How many Snow Caps were in the box?
a) 17x = 4
b) x - 4 = 17
c) x/4 = 17
d) x - 17 = 4

Karisa had so many Billy Eilish posters she decided to sell 63 of them to her friends. After selling the posters, she still had 172 left. Which equation could be used to find p, the number of poster Kasira originally had?
a) p + 172 = 63; 235 posters
b) p + 63 = 172; 109 posters
c) p – 63 = 172; 235 posters
d) p + 172 = 63; 109 posters

Gord traveled 210 miles on a trip to Grandma’s house. At the end of the trip the odometer read 7,614 miles. Which equation could be used to find x, the odometer reading at the beginning of the trip?
a) x – 210 = 7,614; 7,404 miles
b) x + 210 – 7,614; 7,824 miles
c) x + 210 = 7,614; 7,404 miles
d) x – 7,614 = 210; 7,824 miles

Thirteen less than twice a number is 9
a) 13 - 2n = 9
b) 2n - 13 = 9
c) 14n - 2n = 9
d) 2n - 13n = 9

Sam needs to run 18 laps for wrestling practice. So far he has run five laps. How many more laps does Sam need to run?
a) x - 5 = 18
b) 5x = 19
c) x/5 = 18
d) x + 5 = 18

Which expression shows Six less than the height?
a) h + 6
b) 6 - h
c) h - 6
d) 6h

For a large pizza, Poston’s Pizzeria charges $14.00 and $1.25 for each topping added. Which equation shows the cost of a pizza with n toppings?
a) C = 1.25 + 14n
b) C = 14 + 1.25
c) C = 14 + 1.25n
d) C = 14n + 1.25n

Logan saw a tent that was $15 more than twice the cost of an air mattress. The tent was $145. Which equation shows the cost of the air mattress?
a) 15 = 145 + 2m
b) 15 = 145m + 2m
c) 145 = 2m + 15
d) 45 = 2m + 15m

Student Council divided a case of T-shirts among 8 members. Each member received 10 shirts. How many shirts were in the case?
a) 8x = 10
b) x + 8 = 10
c) x/8 = 10
d) x - 8 = 10

The student council raised $570 selling Krispy Kreme donuts this year. For each box they sold, they earned $1.25. Which equation could be used to figure out how many boxes were sold?
a) 1.25 + d = 570
b) d / 1.25 = 570
c) 1.25 + d = 570
d) 1.25d = 570

Neyla has eight more dollars than Hailey. Together they have $86.00. Which equation can be used to determine the amount of money, h, that Hailey has?
a) h + (h + 8) = 86
b) h(h + 8) = 86
c) h + 8h = 86
d) h + h(8h) = 86

Ameeyah took a taxi home from the airport. The taxi fare was $2.10 per mile, and she gave the driver a tip of $5. Ameeyah paid a total of $49.10 Write an equation to determine the number of miles between Ameeyah's house and the airport.
a) 2.10 + 5 = 49.10
b) 2.10m + 5m = 49.10
c) 2.10 + 5m = 49.10
d) 2.10m + 5 = 49.10

Which is the same as x + y = z
a) x = z - y
b) x = z + y
c) x = yz
d) x = z/y

You bought a magazine for $5 and four erasers. You spent a total of $25. How much did each eraser cost?
a) 5 + 4 = 25
b) 5x + 4x = 25
c) 5x + 4 = 25
d) 5 + 4x = 25

Nakayla spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?
a) 2x + 4 = 12
b) 2x - 4 = 12
c) x/2 + 4 = 12
d) x/2 - 4 = 12

Rebeca sold half of her comic books and then bought sixteen more. She now has 36. With how many did she begin?
a) 2x + 16 = 36
b) 2x - 16 = 36
c) x/2 + 16 = 36
d) x/2 - 16 = 36

John was gifted a pack of crayons. He gave 13 crayons to his friend Rhea and was left with 11 crayons. How many crayons did the pack contain?
a) x + 13 = 11
b) x - 13 = 11
c) x + 11 = 13
d) 13x = 11

Z'Marion and his friends are gaming online. An hour later, 6 friends go offline. Five of them continue playing. How many of them were gaming online initially?
a) x + 5 = 6
b) x + 6 = 5
c) 6 - x = 5
d) x - 6 = 5

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