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7th Grade Equation Word Problems Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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7th Grade Equation Word Problems Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

For each problem, choose a letter for the unknown, write an equation, solve it, and check your answer in the words of the problem.

1.Harper thinks of a number, subtracts 2 and multiplies the result by 3. The answer is 69. What was the number?

Answer: 25

  1. 3(n − 2) = 69
  2. n − 2 = 23
  3. n = 25
2.Harper thinks of a number, subtracts 4 and multiplies the result by 4. The answer is 12. What was the number?

Answer: 7

  1. 4(n − 4) = 12
  2. n − 4 = 3
  3. n = 7
3.Archie thinks of a number, subtracts 8 and multiplies the result by 3. The answer is 33. What was the number?

Answer: 19

  1. 3(n − 8) = 33
  2. n − 8 = 11
  3. n = 19
4.Priya thinks of a number, subtracts 5 and multiplies the result by 5. The answer is 90. What was the number?

Answer: 23

  1. 5(n − 5) = 90
  2. n − 5 = 18
  3. n = 23
5.Grace thinks of a number, multiplies it by 3 and then adds 7. The answer is 58. Write an equation and find the number.

Answer: 17

  1. Let the number be n: 3n + 7 = 58
  2. 3n = 51
  3. n = 17
6.Harper thinks of a number, subtracts 9 and multiplies the result by 2. The answer is 18. What was the number?

Answer: 18

  1. 2(n − 9) = 18
  2. n − 9 = 9
  3. n = 18
7.Noah thinks of a number, multiplies it by 6 and then adds 1. The answer is 109. Write an equation and find the number.

Answer: 18

  1. Let the number be n: 6n + 1 = 109
  2. 6n = 108
  3. n = 18
8.Leo thinks of a number, multiplies it by 4 and then adds 4. The answer is 20. Write an equation and find the number.

Answer: 4

  1. Let the number be n: 4n + 4 = 20
  2. 4n = 16
  3. n = 4
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