Equation Word Problems Worksheets Grade 7

1. Emma is planning a road trip from Chicago to Denver, which is 1,000 miles. Her car's fuel efficiency is 25 miles per gallon, and gasoline costs $3.20 per gallon. She also needs to budget for tolls, which total $18.75 for the entire trip. How much will Emma spend on fuel and tolls combined for her road trip?
2. Emma is designing a rectangular garden on a coordinate grid. She plots the four corners of the garden at points A(0, 0), B(0, y), C(25, y), and D(25, 0). She then draws a straight path from corner A to corner C, dividing the garden into two triangular sections. If the area of the entire garden is 375 square meters, what is the value of y, the width of the garden?
3. Liam is designing a rectangular garden with a length-to-width ratio of 5:3. He wants the garden to have an area of exactly 240 square meters. What should be the dimensions of Liam's garden in meters?

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1. Aroha is selling handmade scarves at a market. She has 135 meters of yarn. Each scarf requires 9 meters of yarn. She also needs to set aside 27 meters of yarn for a special order. After making as many scarves as possible with the remaining yarn, how many scarves can Aroha make?
2. A company's profit increased by 15% from Year 1 to Year 2, then decreased by 10% from Year 2 to Year 3. If the final profit in Year 3 was $124,200, what was the profit in Year 1 (in dollars)?
3. Emma has three times as many books as Liam. Together, they have 96 books. How many books does Liam have?

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1. A school is planning a field trip for 240 students. They need to rent buses that can each hold 36 students and vans that can each hold 8 students. The school wants to use exactly 10 vehicles in total for the trip. How many buses and how many vans should they rent to transport all students?
2. Mason is saving money to buy a new bicycle that costs $252. He already has $67 saved. He plans to mow lawns in his neighborhood for $17 per lawn. How many lawns does Mason need to mow to have exactly enough money to buy the bicycle?
3. Emma is saving money to buy a new laptop that costs $1,215. She has already saved $351. She plans to save an equal amount each week for the next 9 weeks. How much money does Emma need to save each week to reach her goal?

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