Word Problem Practice

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month.  Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym.  Which equation matches this situation?

• 50 + 20m = 290
• 20 + 50m = 290
• 50 + 20 = m
• 50m - 20 = 290

Scott works on cars. He charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie's car bill was $63.

• 7x + 35 = 63
• 7x = 63
• 7x - 35 = 63
• 35x + 7 = 63

A bag of candy was shared equally among 4 friends.  Each friend gave away 7 pieces of candy.  They each ended up with 8 pieces of candy.  Write an equation to find how much candy was in the bag at the beginning.

• c/7 - 4 = 8
• c/4 + 7 = 8
• 4/c - 7 = 8
• c/4 - 7 = 8

Erica has $14 and plans to save $5 each week until she has the $64 she needs for a new jacket.  How many weeks will it take Erica to save money for a new jacket?

• 11 weeks
• 10 weeks
• 12 weeks
• 13 weeks

Makayla began with $45 in her account. She saved $15 every week, She now has more than $205. 

• 15w + 45 < 205
• 15w + 45 > 205
• 45a + 15 < 205
• 45a + 15 > 205

What is the inequality for:

You must be at least 48 inches tall to ride the bumper cars.

• h < 48

• h > 48

• h ≤ 48

• h ≥ 48

Emilia needs at least $240 to buy new headphones. She has already saved $30. She earns $14 per car that she washes.

What is the least number of cars she can wash to buy the headphones?

Write the inequality to the problem.

• 14x+30 ≥ 240

• 14x+30 ≤ 240

• 30x+14 ≥ 240

• 30x+14 ≤ 240

Jillian needs at least $4800 to buy her first car. She has already saved half. If she saves $50/week, what is the minimum number of weeks it will take her to save enough for the car?

Define the variable.

• let x = Jillian

• let x = the number of week she needs to save

• let x = the price of the car

• let x = the money she's already saved

You have $14 in your pocket. A taxi has a ride fee of $5 plus an additional fee of $0.60 per mile. What is the most miles you could ride in the taxi?

(Mileage is rounded up if you stop before a complete mile.)

Define the variable.

• let x = you

• let x = the number of miles

• let x = money in your pocket

• let x = the number of taxis