A bicycling penguin starts the day at mile 25 on the course and needs to get
to mile 50 by the end of the day. He
can go 5 miles per hour and wants to
know how many hours it will take him to
get to his goal. Create an equation that
represents this situation and solve it.
2. Grandma Penguin is knitting socks for her
grandpenguins. She has 36 grandpenguins
and already knitted 8 pairs last week. She can
knit 4 pairs per day. She wants to know how
many days it will take her to finish. Create an
equation that represents this situation and
solve it.
3. Most penguins can’t fly but, this pilot
penguin can. He needs to get up to 20 feet
to reach cruising altitude. He jumps off a
platform that is 5 feet tall and he can ascend
at a rate of 3 feet per second. How many
seconds will it take him to get to his cruising
altitude? Write an equation that represents
this situation and solve it.
4. A very scared penguin has decided to go
downhill skiing. When he is nervous he likes
to do math. The ski lift starts at 100 feet
from the bottom of the hill and will reach
1500 feet at the top. It goes up 200 feet per
minute. How many minutes will the nervous
penguin have to spend on the ski lift?
Create an equation that represents this
situation and solve it.
Name Real World Simple Equations
Instructions: Read each problem, create a simple equation that represents the
situation, and then solve it.
5. This penguin moviegoer was told by the
penguin at the concession counter that with
his $25 he can get a ticket for $7 and 3
boxes of candy. What ridiculous price are
the boxes of candy per box? Create an
equation that represents this situation and
solve it.
6. Being a penguin detective is no easy task.
They are judged by how many cases they solve
in their first 2 years. At the beginning of his
second year, Sherlock Penguin has solved 7
cases . To be considered elite he has to solve
31 cases by the end of his second year. How
many cases will he have to solve each month
in order to be elite by the end of his second
year? Create an equation that represents this
situation and solve it.
7. Mr. Penguin is grilling up some hot dogs
for a family BBQ. Before everyone gets
there he grills 20 hot dogs. 100 penguins
show up to the party. He wants to grill one
hot dog per penguin and can grill 2 hot dogs
per minute. How long will it take for him to
grill enough hot dogs for everyone? Create
an equation that represents this situation
and then solve the equation.
8. Count Pengula is thinking about getting a Costco
membership. The only item he is going to buy is Cheetos.
He has a Cheetos budget of $300 a year. The
membership costs $60 per year and each jumbo bag of
Cheetos costs $8. How many bags of Cheetos will he be
able to buy each year? Write an equation that represents
this situation and solve it.
Real World Simple Equations
Instructions: Read each problem, create a simple equation tha