Equation Word Problems Question 1: I ordered four new CDs by mail. Each costs the same amount and there was an additional $5.00 shipping/handling charge that brought the total to $33.00. Write and solve an equation to find the cost of one CD.

Question 2: Trevor is a salesperson who is paid a salary of $500 plus 2% commission. Write and solve an equation to determine how much Trevor must sell to earn $2,000 this month.

Question 3: Four year old Anna Jane has been working hard all day making sandcastles. She was able to make twice as many sandcastles before lunch as she made after lunch (nap time got in the way!). If the total number of sandcastles Anna Jane made that day was three times her age, write and solve an equation to determine how many sandcastles she made after lunch?

Question 4: Hayden is on her school’s Battle of the Books team. She still has 40 pages to read in her final book before the competition. If she reads 5 times the number of pages tonight as she read last night, and then the last 10 pages tomorrow night, she will be finished with her book. Write and solve an equation to determine how many pages Hayden has to read tonight. Question 5: Daniel Davis Dillard is proud of the lawn care business he runs after school. He charges a flat rate of $10 plus $5 per quarter acre of lawn. After mowing Mr. Stafford’s lawn 5 times, he made a total of $125. Write and solve an equation to determine how many acres of lawn Mr. Stafford has.

Question 6: Sean has a stomach ache! He ate some cupcakes at breakfast, three times that number of cupcakes at lunch and 6 cupcakes at dinner. If he ate 18 cupcakes total, write and solve an equation to determine how many cupcakes he ate at lunch.

Question 7: Mirelsi found a great sale on bracelets. With the money in her pocket, she can buy 5 bracelets and have $3 left or she could buy 2 bracelets and have $9 left. Write and solve an equation to find out how much each bracelet costs.

Question 8: Maggie is selling Girl Scout cookies. This week Ms. Coleman bought 3 boxes, Mr. Papile bought 4 boxes, and her friend Carroll bought 1box. Mr. Somma cannot eat cookies so he gave a $7 donation to Maggie’s troop. If Maggie sold 10 boxes last week and the amount of money she collected last week equals the amount of money she collected this week, write and solve an equation to determine how much each box of cookies costs.