Word Problems

You and your friends plan to attend the county fair this weekend.  Admission to the fair is $5 and the cost per ride is $0.50.  How many rides can you go on if you have $20?

• 20 rides
• 30 rides
• 40 rides
• 50 rides

Speedy Boat Rental charges a $15 deposit fee plus $2 for each hour of use to rent a paddle boat.  Write an equation for C, the total cost, to rent the boat for h hours.

• h = 2C + 15
• C = 15h + 2
• h = 15C + 2
• C = 2h + 15

Mr. Connor makes $23 per hour repairing cars at the auto shop. If he works 46 hours this week, how much money will he make in one week?

A diver was 40 feet below the surface of the water. A fisherman was casting off a dock right above the diver that was 12 feet above the surface of the water. How far apart are the diver and the fisherman?

• 28 feet
• -28 feet
• 52 feet
• -52 feet

Find two consecutive numbers that add to give you 197.

Find three consecutive numbers that add to give you 54.

Find two consecutive odd numbers that add to give you 28.

If chocolate chip cookies cost $3.00 per cookie plus $2 for boxing them up in a decorated box, what would the expression be?

• 3 + 2x

• 3x + 2

• 3x + 2x

• 5x

12 more than a number

• 12 + n

• n - 12

• 12 > n

• 12 < n

What do the following terms mean:
is
equal
the same as 

• +
• -
• =
• x