Equations in Word Problems - 2

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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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

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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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

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

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

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

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

Joe's BBQ sells BBQ by the pound.  Michelle 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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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Keith bought 5 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection.  The next day his dog ate half of his collection.  There are now only 40 cards left.  How many cards did Keith start with?

• 50
• 75
• 100
• 60

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Melanie spent half of her allowance going to the movies.  She washed the family car and earned $8.  What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?

• $8
• $10
• $12
• $14

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges $12 plus $6 per hour for renting a bike.  Sally paid $66 to rent a bike. How many hours did she pay to have the bike checked out?

• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

For a field trip, 21 students rode in cars and the rest filled six buses.  How many students were in each bus if 189 students were on the trip?

• 31.5 students per bus
• 28 students per bus
• 27 students per bus
• 24 students per bus

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Emily rented a bike from Matt's Bikes.  It cost $16 plus $5 per hour.  If Emily paid $46, then she rented the bike for hour many hours?

• 4 hours
• 7 hours
• 9 hours 12 minutes
• 6 hours

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A