ACT Math Practice - Solving Equations: Word Problems 1

The sum of real numbers x and y is 15. Their difference is 3. What is the value of xy?

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 15

• 54

A school held a kiddie carnival to raise money for the PTA. Admission for adults was $8, and admission for children was $5. In the end, 87 people attended the carnival, and they raised $468. How many adults attended the carnival?

• 6

• 11

• 23

• 64

• 76

A rectangular field is 3 times as long as it is wide, and it has an area of 192 square yards. How many yards long is it?

• 8

• 24

• 48

• 72

• 96

The sum of the real numbers x and y is 25. Their difference is 13. What is the value of xy?

• 19

• 100

• 104

• 114

• 124

Mrs. Jones is handing out candy to trick-or-treaters. She gives out candy bars to kids in costume and small packages of gummies to kids without a costume. The candy bars cost $0.80 and the gummies cost $0.25. At the end of the night, 100 children visited Mrs. Jones's home, and she gave out $69.00 in candy. How many children who visited Mrs. Jones's home were wearing a costume?

• 20

• 50

• 69

• 80

• 92

Stebbins High School won a basketball game against Blaine High School by 20 points. The next week, they played a game against Spring Hills High School and won by only 10 points, even though they scored 10 more points than the week before. The sum of the points scored by Blaine and Spring Hills against Stebbins in those two weeks was 154. How many points did Stebbins schore in the game against Blaine?

• 67

• 72

• 87

• 92

• 97