Word Problems Review 5/21

You bought a magazine for $8 and 6 erasers.  If you spent a total of $11, then how much did each eraser cost?

• $3.00

• $2.00

• $.50

• $.625

You decide to rent a bike for $25 plus $3.00 per hour.  If you spent a total of $40.00, how many hours did you rent the bike?

• 1 hour

• 4 hours

• 2 hours

• 5 hours

Hailey bought a book for $2.50 and 4 stickers.  She spent a total of 6.59.  How much did the stickers cost?

• $2.50 + 4s =$6.59

• $2.50s + 4 = $6.59

• $2.50 - 4s = $6.59

• 4s - $2.50 = $6.59

Seven friends bought pizza.  Each friend pitched in the same amount.  If the pizza came to a total of $14.49, how much did each friend pay?

• 7 - p = $14.49

• 7p = $14.49

• 7 + p = $14.49

• 7/p = $14.49

Jazmine joined a music club.  The start up fee was $10.00.  Each song she downloads is $0.99.  If she spent a total of $15.94, how many songs did she download?

• $10.00 + $0.99m = $15.94

• $10.00m + $0.99 = $15.94

• $10.00/$0.99m = $15.94

• $10.00 - $0.99m = $15.94

Nancy went to the grocery story.  On Monday she purchased 4 apples and 6 bananas for a total of $13.  On Wednesday she purchased 3 apples and 7 bananas for a total of $13.50.  Which system of equations represents the situation?

• 4x + 6y = 3
  13.5x - 13y = 6

• x + y = 4
  x - y = 6

• 4x + 6y = 13
  3x + 7y = 13.5

• 4x - 6y = 13
  3x - 7y = 13.5

The sum of Mr. Micklow and Ms. Craft's age is 55.  The difference is 3.  Which system of equations represents the situation?

• 2x + 3y = 55
  2x + 5y = 3

• x + y = 55
  x - y = 3

• x + y = 3
  x - y = 55

The talent show committee sold a total of 530 tickets in advance. Student tickets cost $3 each and the adult tickets cost $4 each. If the total receipts were $1740, which system could be used to find how many of each type of ticket were sold?

• S + A = 530
  3S + 4A = 1740

• S + A = 530
  4S + 3A = 1740

• S + A = 1740
  3S + 4A = 530

• S + A = 1740
  4S + 3A = 530

Jo needs to collect at least 1,000 signatures for a petition. He has 520 and wants to collect the same number each week. He has 6 more weeks. Which inequality represents this situation?

•  $520x+6\le1000$  

•  $520+6x\ge1000$  

•  $520x+6\ge1000$  

•  $520+6x\le1000$  

Stacy has $25 in her savings account. To save more money, Stacy is selling lemonade for $0.50. She wants to have a minimum of $150 in her account. Which inequality represents this situation?

• $25+0.50x\ge150$

• $25x+0.50>150$

• $25x+0.50\ge150$

• $25+0.50x>150$