Algebra Word Problems Review

A cab company charges $1 fee for the cab ride, plus an additional $2 per mile driven. How many miles did the driver go if the total cost for the cab ride was $25?

• 51 miles
• 12 miles
• 8.33 miles 
• 5 miles

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Diane already has 3 flower in her garden, and she can also grow 4 flowers with every seed packet she uses. How many seed packets does Diane need to have a total of 15 flowers in her garden? Write and solve an equation to find the answer.

• 3 packets
• 4 packets
• 2 packets
• 5 packets

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Before beginning voice lessons, Emma already knew how to sing 6 pieces, and she expects to learn 1 new piece during each week of lessons. After 4 weeks of voice lessons, how many pieces will Emma be able to sing, in total? Write and solve an equation to find the answer.

• 11 pieces
• 4 pieces
• 9 pieces
• 10 pieces

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Jennifer already owns 3 necklace, and additional necklaces are priced at 2 for a dollar. With $4 to spend on new necklaces, how many total necklaces can Jennifer own? Write and solve an equation to find the answer.

• 8 necklaces
• 11 necklaces
• 6 necklaces
• 7 necklaces

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Suppose that the equation V = 20.8x² – 458.3x + 3,500 represents the value of a car from 1964 to 2002. What year did the car have the least value? (x = 0 in 1964) 

• 1965
• 1970
• 1975
• 1980

One leg of a right triangle is seven more than the other leg. The hypotenuse is eight more than the shorter leg. Find the lengths of the longest side.

• 12 ft
• 5 ft
• 13 ft
• 3 ft

An object in launched directly upward at 64 feet per second (ft/s) from a platform 80 feet high. Its height is represented by the equation s(t) = –16t2 + 64t + 80. When will the object hit the ground?

• 1 second
• 20 seconds
• 5 seconds
• 4 seconds

What is the smallest of 3 consecutive positive integers if the product of the smaller two integers is 5 less than 5 times the largest integer? 

• 5
• -10
• -5
• 10

The area of a playground is 336 yd2 . The width of the playground is 5 yd longer than its length. Find the length and width of the playground

• length = 21 yd, width = 26 yd 
• length = 21 yd, width = 16 yd 
• length = 16 yd, width = 21 yd
•  length = 26 yd, width = 21 yd

There are two mystery numbers. The sum of 4 times the first number and 4 times the second number is 8. The sum of 3 times the first number and 7 times the second number is -2. What are the two numbers?

• 4 and -2
• 6 and -8
• -4 and 2
• -6 and 8

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C