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Word problems: a plant grows each week

Grade 7 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Write an equation for the situation, then solve it.

  1. A plant is 12 cm tall and grows 2 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 24 cm tall?
  2. A plant is 10 cm tall and grows 2 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 32 cm tall?
  3. A plant is 11 cm tall and grows 4 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 31 cm tall?
  4. A plant is 4 cm tall and grows 5 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 34 cm tall?
  5. A plant is 10 cm tall and grows 5 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 80 cm tall?
  6. A plant is 6 cm tall and grows 7 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 83 cm tall?
  7. A plant is 14 cm tall and grows 4 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 22 cm tall?
  8. A plant is 5 cm tall and grows 4 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 61 cm tall?
  9. A plant is 14 cm tall and grows 2 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 48 cm tall?
  10. A plant is 30 cm tall and grows 9 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 192 cm tall?
  11. A plant is 2 cm tall and grows 4 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 34 cm tall?
  12. A plant is 35 cm tall and grows 8 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 147 cm tall?
  13. A plant is 21 cm tall and grows 15 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 351 cm tall?
  14. A plant is 13 cm tall and grows 13 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 273 cm tall?
  15. A plant is 37 cm tall and grows 4 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 109 cm tall?
  16. A plant is 15 cm tall and grows 4 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 59 cm tall?
  17. A plant is 15 cm tall and grows 12 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 87 cm tall?
  18. A plant is 46 cm tall and grows 2 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 68 cm tall?
  19. A plant is 25 cm tall and grows 12 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 85 cm tall?
  20. A plant is 9 cm tall and grows 4 cm each week. After how many weeks is it 65 cm tall?
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Answer key: Word problems: a plant grows each week

  1. 6
  2. 11
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 14
  6. 11
  7. 2
  8. 14
  9. 17
  10. 18
  11. 8
  12. 14
  13. 22
  14. 20
  15. 18
  16. 11
  17. 6
  18. 11
  19. 5
  20. 14