Algebra Word Problems

Maria bought 3 books for $x each. She gave the cashier $20. How much change did she receive?

Olivia has $50. She gives $a to her brother and then buys a book for $15. How much money does she have left?

Noah bought 6 pencils for $0.25 each and 2 erasers for $0.50 each. How much did he spend on school supplies?

Jeff had $100. He gave $y to his son. The remainder was then shared equally between his 2 daughters. How much does each daughter have?

Lila buys 5 kg of apples at $n each kg and 6 kg of pears at $4 each kg. How much does Lila have to pay in total?

Ava has $100. She spends $b on a pair of shoes and the rest on clothes. How much did she spend on clothes?

Evaluate the following expression using m=40: (100-m)/6=

Alice has some marbles. She puts x marbles in a bag. There are 6 bags and 2 extra marbles in total. What is the total number of marbles?

David has $50. He spends $y on a shirt and the rest on pants. How much did he spend on pants?

Evaluate the expression using x=3: 3x + 15

Sarah has $100. She gives $z to her friend and then buys a dress for $30. How much money does she have left?

Vivian bought 8 books. She gave the cashier $120 and received $z change. What is the cost of 1 book?

Vivian bought 4 candles. She gave the cashier $15 and received $m change. What is the cost of 1 candle?

Emily has $20. She spends $w on a toy and the rest on candy. How much did she spend on candy?

Lila has $10. She buys 8 postcards at $m each How much money does Lila have left?

Chris bought 2 sandwiches for $4 each and 1 juice for $1.50. How much did he spend on lunch?

Alex bought 5 apples for $0.50 each and 3 oranges for $0.75 each. How much did he spend on fruit?

Tom bought 4 pizzas for $12 each and 3 drinks for $2 each. How much did he spend in total?

Evaluate the following expression using b=10: 100-8b