Expressions and Inequalities Review

Kelvin purchased a 30-pound basket filled with delicious fruit to share with his co-workers.  He would like to give each person 2/3 of a pound.  How many people will he be able to share with?

• 50 people

• 45 people

• 30 people

• 42 people

Len’s grandfather is 60, which is four times as old as Tyrone.   Write an equation that can be used to find Tyrone’s age.  Then, solve the equation to find Tyrone’s age.

• 4 + x = 60; x=15

• x/4 = 60; x=15

• 4x=60; x = 15      

• a.    x – 4 = 60; x=15

   

Members of the football team are selling candy bars to raise money. The coach uses this equation to calculate the amount of profit, p, made from selling x candy bars. P = 3x – 500 How many candy bars must be sold to make a profit of $1000?

• 300

• 1000

• 500

• 200

What is the solution to the equation 18 – c = 25.5

• 7.5

• -7.5

• 43.5

• -43.5

. Ten bags of coins each contain 15 nickels and the same number of dimes.  Altogether, the bags contain 300 coins.  Write and solve an

           equation to find the number of dimes in each bag.

• 15

• 20

• 50

• 30

Solve 50% of x is 25

• 200

• 50

• 240

• 150

Sydnie went to the store to buy chips, candy bars and a drink to pack in her lunch. The drink cost $2.25, each candy bar costs $1.50

          and the bags of chips are $1.25 each.  Sydnie bought one drink and two candy bars. How many bags of chips did she buy if she

          only spent $25.25 total? Write and solve an equation whose solution is the number of chips Sydnie bought?

• 16

• 20

• 18

• 22

Simplify the expression. ½ (x + 12) = -6

• -24

• 24

• -1

• 0

Solve -1/4x + 10 > 40

• X > -26

• X< 120

• X < -120

• X < 96

Mr. Smith spent $1200 to stay in a resort for four nights. He spent x dollars on the resort room as well as a $15 parking fee per day. The equation below represents the total amount, in dollars, that Mr. Smith spent on his resort. 4(x + 15) = 1200. How much money did the resort room cost for one night, excluding the parking fee?

• $275

• $200

• $285

• $345