Linear Word Problems (All Forms)

Sonya has $40 in her lunch account and pays $2 each day to eat lunch. Which equation can be used to find the amount of money Sonya has left on her account after x days?

• y = 40 + 2x

• y = - 2x + 40

• y = 2 + 40x

• y = 2 - 40x

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Sonya has $40 in her lunch account and pays $2 each day to eat lunch. Using the previous equation, how long until Sonya runs out of money?

• 40 days

• 2 days

• 20 days

• 38 days

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.6.EE.B.7

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

Jenny went to the sale at Kohl's last weekend.  
T-shirts were on sale for $15 each and hoodies were on sale for $20 each.  If she spent $150 total, write an equation to represent this situation.  

• 20x + 15 = y 
• 35x = y 
• 15x + 20y = 150 
• 150 - 20x = 15y 

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Jenny went to the sale at Kohl's last weekend.  
T-shirts were on sale for $15 each and hoodies were on sale for $20 each.  If she spent $150 total, and bought 6 t-shirts, how many hoodies did she buy?

• 6

• 12

• 10

• 3

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Write an linear equation to model the following:
You want to buy desserts, ice-cream is $2.50 per scoop and puppychow is $5 per bag and you want to spend $20. 

• y=2.50x+5

• 2.50x+5y=20

• y=5x+2.5

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

You want to buy desserts, ice-cream is $2.50 per scoop and puppychow is $5 per bag and you want to spend $20.

If you bought two bags of puppychow, how many ice cream scoops can you get?

• 4

• 2

• 10

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

There is a daily fee for renting a moving truck, plus a charge of $0.50 per mile driven. If driven 48 miles, it costs $64 to rent a truck. Write and solve an equation to find the daily fee.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A