Real Life Equations

You bought a $5 gift card and 5

stuffed animals. You spent a total of $30. How

much did each stuffed animal cost?

• x = 5

• x = 7

• x = 10

• x = 3

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Paul opens a savings account with $350. Each month he deposits $150 into the account from his paycheck. After how many months will he have $2450?

• x = 14

• x = 18.66

• x = 6.57

• x = 7.42

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Pete’s Painting charges $25 to paint a bedroom, plus an additional $0.50 each square foot that they paint. If they charged me $201 to paint my kitchen, how many square feet did they paint?

• 0.50x + 25 = 201

• 25x + 0.50 = 201

• 0.50x + 201 = 25

• 25x + 201 = 0.50

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Austin has $145 in his savings account. He earns $36 each week mowing lawns. If Austin saves all of his earnings, after how many weeks will he have $433 saved?

• 36x + 145 = 433

• 145x + 36 = 433

• 36x + 433 = 145

• 433x + 145 = 36

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A painter charges $12 per hour plus $50 for each job. If he made $194 on a job, how many hours did he work?

• 12 hours

• 10 hours

• 16 hours

• 5 hours

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Amir wants to buy a video game that costs $70, but he only has $20. He can earn $10 for each car he washes. How many cars he must wash to have enough money to buy the game?

• 5 cars

• 7 cars

• 2 cars

• 4 cars

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Shane bought a notebook for $2.50 and 6 pens. He spent a total of $10. How much did each pen cost?

• $1.25

• $5.00

• $1.67

• $2.00

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There were 331 students that went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 students traveled in a van. How many students were on each bus?

• 6 + 7x = 331

• 331 - 6x = 7

• 6x + 7 = 331

• 6x + 7y =331

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Jen wants to buy a new car for $18,500. She pays $2,500 at signing and wants to pay $250 per month. How many months until it is paid off?

• 18,500 + 2,500 = 250x

• 2,500 - 250x = 18,500

• 250x + 2,500 = 18,500

• 2,500 (250)x = 18,500

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Casey has $50 to spend at Best Buy. She wants to buy a DVD for $14 and some CDs that cost $12 each. How many CDs can she buy?

• x = 5.33

• x = 3

• x = 2.71

• x = 4.42