Money Word Problems (one variable)

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

Talk time Phone Company charges $0.12 per minute of phone use plus a monthly service fee of $8.00 for its phone service.  Which equation below can be used to find c, the total cost for one month when m, minutes are used?

• c = 0.12m + 8m
• c = 8m + 0.12m
• c = 0.12m + 8
• c = 0.20m

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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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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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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A rental car agency charges $30.00 per day plus per mile $0.15. Another rental car agency charges $36.00 per day plus $0.10 per mile. How many miles would have to be driven in one day for both rental agencies to cost the same amount to rent? 

• 120 miles
• 100 miles
• 110 miles
• 150 miles 

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Taxi company A charges $8.00 to get into the cab and $0.75 per mile. Taxi company B charges $6.00 to get into a cab and $1.25 per mile. How many miles would the cost be the same for both companies? 

• 2 miles 
• 4 miles
• .50 mile
• -4 miles 

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The Frederick County Fair costs $15.00 to get in and $2.50 per ride, while the Montgomery County Fair costs $10.00 to get in and $3.00 per ride. If I only want to go on 5 rides, which fair should I go to in order to save some money? How much would I save? 

• Frederick Fair; $1.40
• Frederick Fair; $2.70
• Montgomery Fair; $1.50
• Montgomery Fair; $2.50 

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Mary has been offered two jobs. Job A has a starting salary of $36,000 and a raise of $1500 every year. Job B has a starting salary of $29,000 and a raise of $2500 every year. In how many years would Mary's salary be the same at both companies. What would that salary be? 

• 8 years; $46500
• 7 years; $45600
• 8 years; $45600 
• 7 years; $46500 

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

At a store a carton of eggs costs $2.25 and a package of bacon costs $4.25. At another store eggs cost $2.75 and bacon costs $4.00. If you were to buy one carton of eggs, how many packages of bacon would you have to buy for both stores to cost the same? 

• 2
• 4
• 1
• 6

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Ming has $4.45 in quarters and dimes. She has 8 more quarters than dimes. How many dimes does she have?

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