Previous answer: 150

The sum of 2 and a number is 7.

Write and solve an equation to find

the missing number.
Previous answer: 5

A number minus 3 is 5.

Write and solve an equation to

find the missing number.
Previous answer: 8

The product of 5 and a number

is 30.

Write and solve an equation to find

the missing number.
Previous answer: 6

A number divided by 4 is 3.

Write and solve an equation to find

the missing number.
Previous answer: 12

The product of a number and 3

is 21.

Write and solve an equation to find

the missing number.
Previous answer: 7

A number divided by 4 is 7.

Write and solve an equation to find

the missing number.
Previous answer: 28

A number minus 8 is 1.

Write and solve an equation to find

the missing number.
Previous answer: 9

The sum of 6 and a number is 7.

Write and solve an equation to find

the missing number.
Previous answer: 1

Daniel and Brian bought 7

cupcakes. Daniel ate 4.

Write and solve an equation to find

how many cupcakes Brian ate.
Previous answer: 3

5 cousins decided to share

their Halloween candies. If
each cousin got 7 candies,
write and solve an equation to find
how many candies they had
altogether.
Previous answer: 35

Denise earns $5 every time

she walks her neighbors dog.
Write and solve and equation to
find how many times Denise has
to walk the dog in order to earn
$55.
Previous answer: 11

Paula has 5 more dolls than her

friend. If Paula has 9 dolls,
write and solve an equation to find
out how many dolls her friend has.
Previous answer: 4

After his payment, Mr.

Gonzales has a credit card
balance of $70. He paid $20.

Write and solve an equation to find

the amount of his credit card bill.
Previous answer: 90

Kayla earns $8/h. Write an

equation to find how many hours
she must work to earn $288.
Previous answer: 36

A used book costs $17 less

than the same book new. The
used book costs $9.

Write and solve an equation to

find out how much the new book
costs.
Previous answer: 26

Ricky rides his bike 8

miles every day. He stops
after 6 miles to rest.

Write and solve an equation to

find out how much further he
needs to ride.
Previous answer: 2

Marcys CD player cost $115

less than her DVD player. Her
CD player cost $78.

Write and solve an equation to find

out how much her DVD player cost.
Previous answer: 193

The best price Steven found on

a new compact car with a sports
option package was $10,935. If
the option package costs $850,
what was the price of the car? Write
and solve an equation.
Previous answer: 10,085

Your friends DVR cost

$328 less than her TV. Her
DVR cost $179.

Write and solve an equation to

find out how much her TV cost.
Previous answer: 507

At a rate of $15 per month, how

long does saving $195 take?

Write an solve an equation.

Previous answer: 13

Lone Star Supply company

bought a computer system
with a color monitor for
$1,598. If the color monitor
cost $699, how much did the rest
of the system cost? Write and solve
an equation.
Previous answer: 899

The United States population in

2005 was twice the population
in 1949. If the population of the
United States in 2005 was 296
million, write and solve an
equation to find the population in
1949 (in million).
Previous answer: 148

Matthew made a deposit of $150

for soccer camp. His unpaid
balance was $300. What was the
fee for soccer camp?

Write and solve an equation.

Previous answer: 450

Fax machine F transmits at

twice the rate of fax machine G.
If F transmits 9,600 bits per
second, how many bits per second
does G transmit?

Write and solve an equation.

Previous answer: 4,800

Ben and his brother Jason are having

their annual medical checkup. The
nurse records their heights and
weights. She tells Ben that he is 5
feet 7 inches tall and weighs 3
times and much as Jason. If
Ben weighs 144 pounds, how
much does Jason weigh? Write and
solve an equation.
Previous answer: 48

Vanessa had $175 when she

started shopping for clothes.
After buying a skirt, a pair of shoes,
and a hat in three different stores,
she had $41 left. How much did
she spend?

Write and solve an equation.

Previous answer: 134

The average distance from the

sun to Jupiter is 778 million
Km. The distance is 550
million Km greater than the
average distance from the sun
to Mars.
Write and solve an equation to find
the average distance d that Mars is
from the sun (in millions of Km).
Previous answer: 228

The speed of sound through

steel is 5,200 meters per second
(m/s). This is 2,520 m/s faster
than the speed of sound
through silver.

Write and solve an equation to find

the speed of sound s through silver.
Previous answer: 2,680

In one year, 487 million

people across the world
spoke English. This was 512
million fewer than the
number who spoke
Mandarin Chinese.
Write and solve an equation to
find out how many people spoke
Mandarin Chinese (in millions)
Previous answer: 999

Venuss average distance from

the sun is 108 million Km. The
distance is 42 million Km less
than the average distance
you're the sun to earth.
Write and solve an equation to find
the Earths average distance d from
the sun (in millions of km).