Word Problems

Lee charges $3 for a basket and $2.50 for each pound of fruit picked at the orchard. Write an equation in y = mx + b form for the total cost of x pounds of fruit from the orchard.

• y = 3x + 2.5
• y = 2.50x + 3
• y = 2.50x 
• y = 3x + 2.50

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

You plan to go snowboarding. The resort charges $15 an hour in addition to $25 to rent a board. Write an equation that represents the cost to go snowboarding for the day.

• y=15x-25
• 15x+25y=100
• 25x+y=15
• y=15x+25

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

WRITE AN EQUATION
You bought a magazine for $5 and four
erasers. You spent a total of $29. How
much did each eraser cost?

• 5 + x = 29
• -5 - 4x = -29
• 5x = 29
• 29 - 5 = -4x

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

WRITE AN EQUATION
For a field trip 4 students rode in cars and the rest filled nine buses. How many students were in each bus if 472 students were on the trip?

• 4x=472
• 9x=472
• 4+9x=472
• 4+x=472

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

How many boxes of envelopes can you buy with $12 if one box costs $3?

• 3n = -12
• n/3 = 12
• 3-n = 12
• -3n = -12

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

WRITE AN EQUATION
Aliyah had $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. How much did each pencil cost?

• 24 - 10 = -7x
• 24 - 7x = 10
• -24 - 7x = -10
• 10 + x = 24

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

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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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

x + 2x + 5 + x = 25

• x = 3
• x = 4
• x = 5
• x = 6

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

A balloon is released from the top of a 50-foot building. The balloon rises at a rate of 2 feet per second. What equation represents the height of the balloon after x seconds?

• y= 50x

• y=2x

• y= 2x +50

• y= 50x + 2

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CCSS.HSF-BF.A.1A

An art studio charges $45 per month for art lessons. There is a registration fee of $30 when you first sign up. Which equation best describes the total cost, y, given the number of months, x?

• y= 45x - 30

• y= 75x

• y= 30x + 45

• y= 45x + 30

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2