
Break Even Word Problems

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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Brian and Amy invest $2700 to start a hair cutting business. Each hair cut costs them $1.50 (supplies). They charge their customer $15 for each cut.
Write the equation for cost and income.
Cost: y = 1.50x + 2700
Income: y = 15x
Cost: y = 150 + 2700
Income: y = 1.50x
Cost: y = 1.50x + 2700
Income: y = 15
Cost: y = 2700
Income: y = 15x + 1.50
Tags
CCSS.7.EE.A.2
CCSS.7.EE.B.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Brian and Amy invest $2700 to start a hair cutting business. Each hair cut costs them $1.50 (supplies). They charge their customer $15 for each cut.
How many hair cuts until they breakeven?
200 hair cuts
22 hair cuts
2700 hair cuts
15
Tags
CCSS.7.EE.B.3
CCSS.7.EE.B.4
CCSS.7.NS.A.3
CCSS.7.RP.A.2
CCSS.7.RP.A.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Brian and Amy invest $2700 to start a hair cutting business. Each hair cut costs them $1.50 (supplies). They charge their customer $15 for each cut.
How much profit will they make if they sell 344 haircuts?
(income - cost = profit)
$1,944
$1940
$340
340 hair cuts
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
At a local ballpark a team charges $10 per ticket. The team must pay its players $4000. It costs the owners $6 for each souvenir they give away.
Write an equation for cost and income.
cost: y = 6x + 4000
income: y = 10x
cost: y = 10x + 4000
income: y = 6x
cost: y = 10x + 4000
income: y = 6
cost: y = 4000x + 10
income: y = 6x
Tags
CCSS.7.EE.A.2
CCSS.7.EE.B.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
At a local ballpark a team charges $10 per ticket. The team must pay its players $4000. It costs the owners $6 for each souvenir they give away.
How many tickets must be sold to break even.
1000 tickets
10,000 tickets
600 tickets
660 tickets
Tags
CCSS.7.EE.B.3
CCSS.7.EE.B.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
At a local ballpark a team charges $10 per ticket. The team must pay its players $4000. It costs the owners $6 for each souvenir they give away.
How much profit will they make if they sell 2,230 tickets?
(income - cost = profit)
$2,230
$4,920
$1,000
$2, 920
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
At a local concert hall, the owner charges $7 per ticket. The owner must pay his band $1200. Every customer receives a brochure that costs the owner $2 for each person.
Write an equation for cost and income
Cost: y = 2x + 1200
Income: y = 7x
Cost: y = 7x + 1200
Income: y = 2x
Cost: y = x + 1200
Income: y = 7
Cost: y = 2x + 7
Income: y = 1200x
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