Solving linear equation and inequality word problems

Maria has 25 dollars.  She has to buy a gallon of milk which costs $3.50.  She wants to spend the rest of her money on cereal.  If each box of cereal costs $4.50, how many can she purchase?

• 4 boxes
• 5 boxes
• 6 boxes
• 7 boxes

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472 students are going on a field trip.  120 students will be returning home and the rest will be spending the night in cabins. If a cabin sleeps 8 people, how many cabins need to be rented?

• 4 cabins
• 44 cabins
• 59 cabins
• 74 cabins

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A taxi charges $3, plus $1.50 for each mile traveled.  Mr. Lewis rode in the taxi from his home to the airport and was charged $30.  How many miles does Mr. Lewis live from the airport?

• 18 miles
• 20 miles
• 22 miles

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 Erika sold half of her comic books and then bought sixteen more. She now has 36. How many did she begin with?

• 36
• 40
• 20
• 10

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Eric's BBQ sells BBQ by the pound. Alexa buys $8.75 worth of sides and then 6 pounds of barbeque.  If her total bill was $40.55, how much was each pound of barbeque?

• $5.30
• $3.95
• $8.22
• $5.32

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Eleni bought 2 pounds of grapes at a cost of $3.49 per pound. She paid with a $10 bill. How much change did she get back?

• $3.02
• $4.51
• $6.51
• $6.98

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A parking garage charges $4.50 for each hour you park.  You have $18 in your pocket.  How many hours can you park?

• x > 4
• x < 4
• x ≤ 4
• x ≥ 4

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You order a new pair of running shoes from a website that offers free shipping on orders of $75 or more. Your shoes cost $69.95. Write and solve an inequality that represents how much more you must spend to get free shipping. 

• X > 5.05
• X ≥ 5. 05
• X > 69.95
• X ≥ 69.95

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Lea needs at least $240 to buy new headphones. She has already saved $30. She earns $14 per car that she washes.

What is the least number of cars she can wash to buy the headphones?

Define the variable.

• x = Lea

• x = the number of cars she needs to wash

• x = the number of headphones she wants to buy

• x = the money she already saved

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Lea needs at least $240 to buy new headphones. She has already saved $30. She earns $14 per car that she washes.

What is the least number of cars she can wash to buy the

headphones?

• x ≥ 15

• x ≤ 15

• x > 15

• x < 15

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