Solving Linear WP Review

Which of the following situations could be descried by the equation y= -25x + 120

• There are 120 people in the football stadium, and 25 more are entering each hour.
• A plumber charges $25 for a house call and $120 per hour.
• A teacher has 120 students. Her third period has 25 students
• There are 120 gallons of water in a tank. It releases water at a rate of 25 gallons per minute

The local service center advertises that it charges a flat fee of $50 plus $8 per mile to tow a vehicle. Write an equation that represents the total cost (C) of a service for m miles of towing.

• y = 8x + 50

• C = 50m +8

• y = 50x + 8

• C = 8m + 50

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CCSS.HSF-BF.A.1A

A fitness club opens with 80 members. Each month the membership increases by 15 members. Which equation represents the relationship between the number of months the club has been opened, x, and the total fitness club membership, y?

• y=15x
• y=15x+80
• y=x+15
• y=80x+15

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

A plumber charges $50 to make a house call. He also charges $25 per hour for labor.

How much would it cost for 2.5 hours of labor?

• $100

• 4.50

• $112.50

• $65.00

• $123.45

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Sandra has a $20 itunes gift card and spends $3 each month.  Which equation can be used to find how much money Sandra has on her giftcard after x months?

• y = 3x + 20
• y = 3 + 20x
• y = -3x + 20
• y = -20x + 3

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

The start up cost to join eTunes music is $7.95 plus $0.95 per song downloaded.  If Will spent $26, write and solve a linear equation to find how many songs he downloaded.

• 32 songs
• 33 songs
• 19 songs
• 36 songs

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

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

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

In order to join a dancing club, there is a $30 startup fee and a $4 monthly fee. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that models this situation.  After how many months will the total cost be $58?

• 7 months
• 6 months
• 5 months 
• 4 months

For a new customer, a video store charges $10 for rental card plus $2 per movie.  If a new customer is charged $22, how many movies did they rent?

• 2 movies
• 6 movies
• 11 movies
• 16 movies

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A