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Word problems: a phone battery drains

Grade 7 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Write an equation for the situation, then solve it.

  1. A phone is charged to 53%. It loses 2% each hour. After how many hours is it at 31%?
  2. A phone is charged to 38%. It loses 2% each hour. After how many hours is it at 30%?
  3. A phone is charged to 44%. It loses 4% each hour. After how many hours is it at 24%?
  4. A phone is charged to 39%. It loses 2% each hour. After how many hours is it at 21%?
  5. A phone is charged to 99%. It loses 6% each hour. After how many hours is it at 27%?
  6. A phone is charged to 41%. It loses 3% each hour. After how many hours is it at 20%?
  7. A phone is charged to 61%. It loses 7% each hour. After how many hours is it at 26%?
  8. A phone is charged to 112%. It loses 7% each hour. After how many hours is it at 21%?
  9. A phone is charged to 154%. It loses 11% each hour. After how many hours is it at 33%?
  10. A phone is charged to 147%. It loses 11% each hour. After how many hours is it at 37%?
  11. A phone is charged to 59%. It loses 4% each hour. After how many hours is it at 35%?
  12. A phone is charged to 90%. It loses 5% each hour. After how many hours is it at 40%?
  13. A phone is charged to 214%. It loses 11% each hour. After how many hours is it at 27%?
  14. A phone is charged to 210%. It loses 7% each hour. After how many hours is it at 35%?
  15. A phone is charged to 99%. It loses 9% each hour. After how many hours is it at 27%?
  16. A phone is charged to 73%. It loses 3% each hour. After how many hours is it at 34%?
  17. A phone is charged to 115%. It loses 11% each hour. After how many hours is it at 27%?
  18. A phone is charged to 190%. It loses 18% each hour. After how many hours is it at 28%?
  19. A phone is charged to 200%. It loses 12% each hour. After how many hours is it at 20%?
  20. A phone is charged to 217%. It loses 7% each hour. After how many hours is it at 35%?
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Answer key: Word problems: a phone battery drains

  1. 11
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 9
  5. 12
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. 13
  9. 11
  10. 10
  11. 6
  12. 10
  13. 17
  14. 25
  15. 8
  16. 13
  17. 8
  18. 9
  19. 15
  20. 26