2 step word problems

Jimmy works 12 hours in a week at his part-time job and earns an allowance of $20. If he earns a total of $260 in that week, how much does he earn per hour?

• $12 per hour

• $20 per hour

• $23.33 per hour

• $260 per hour

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The school is having a fundraiser where each rose sold makes $1.25 in profit. The school has to pay a flat shipping cost of $50. Write and solve an equation to determine how many roses must be sold to earn a profit of $1000.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Which equation could be used to solve the following situation?

A teacher is bringing boxes of books to the second floor using an elevator. The teacher weighs 180 lbs and each box of books weighs 40 lbs. How many boxes can the teacher bring up if the elevator can safely hold 800 lbs?

• 180x + 40 = 800

• 180 + 40 = 800x

• 40x + 180 = 800

• 40x + 800 = 180

Kate pays $10 for carnival admission. Ride tickets cost $2 each. Kate brought a total of $30 with her to spend. Write and solve an equation to find how many ride tickets she can purchase.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Which equation could be used to solve the following?

Frank and Marta go to the store and purchase 5 pairs of sweatpants and a music book. If the music book costs $16 and the total cost was $86, how much was each pair of sweatpants?

• 86x = 16 + 5

• 16x + 5 = 86

• 5x = 86 + 16

• 5x = 86 - 16

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Eva buys ice cream and apples at the store.

• She pays a total of $18.40.

• She pays a total of $6.80 for the ice cream

• She buys 8 apples that each cost the same amount.

Write and solve an equation to determine how much each apple costs.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

You bought a magazine for $4 and 5 Gatorades.  You spent a total of $12.  How much did each Gatorade cost? 

Which is the correct equation to represent the situation?

• 9x = 12

• 12 = 5x + 4

• 12 = 4x + 5

• 12x + 4 = 5

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A group of 5 friends went to Darien Lake.  They have $170.00 to spend on parking and admission into the park.  If parking costs $15, then how much does a ticket into the park cost?

• $37

• $155

• $34

• $31

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Chloe is making a mural.  She spends 6 hours designing it.  She paints it during 3 sessions.  Each session is the same number of hours long.  In all, Chloe spends 24 hours making the mural.  How many hours long, h, is each painting session?

Which equation can be used to solve the problem?

• 3h + 6 = 24

• 6h + 3 = 24

• 9h = 24

• 6h + 3h = 24

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Carolina fosters 5 puppies.  For each puppy she buys a crate that costs c dollars and a leash that costs $20.  She spends $475 total.  Write and solve an equation to determine how much a crate costs.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A