How to Solve Linear Word Problems

Zack’s birthday party costs $12, plus an additional $1 for each guest he invites. If there are 38 guests, how much will Zack’s birthday party cost?

• $33

• $456

• $50

• $189

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Louise rides her bike 2 kilometers during each trip to her friend's house. How many house trips will Louise have to make to ride to get a total of 46 kilometers?

• 23 Trips

• 11 Trips

• 92 Trips

• 74 Trips

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A baby named Penny started out at 4 pounds and gained 1 pound every month. How heavy was Penny at 2 months?

• 9 Pounds

• 8 Pounds

• 6 Pounds

• 10 Pounds

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CCSS.HSF.IF.A.2

Racheal earns $2 for every cookie she sells. After selling a total of 6 cookies, how much money will Racheal have made in all?

• $8

• $12

• $13

• $16

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Sean has already run 5 miles on his own, and he expects to run 1 mile during each track practice. How many miles would Sean have run after 25 track practices?

• 126 miles

• 30 miles

• 150 miles

• 23 miles

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Luna takes 5 quizzes each week. After attending 9 weeks of school already, how many quizzes will Luna have taken in total?

• 14 Quizzes

• 6 Quizzes

• 26 Quizzes

• 45 Quizzes

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Amelia has finished preparing 17 kilograms of pie dough and will continue preparing 1 kilogram of pie dough every hour. How many hours did Amelia work if she prepared 20 kilograms of pie dough?

• 3 hours

• 7 hours

• 37 hours

• 2 hours

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Elijah has already spent 23 minutes on the phone, and he expects to spend 1 minute with every phone call he does. In all, how many phone calls does Elijah have to spend a total of 49 minutes on the phone?

• 72 calls

• 9 calls

• 17 calls

• 26 calls

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Getting photos printed requires 1 minute per photo in addition to 9 minutes of initial set-up time of ink. How long does it take to get 27 photos printed?

• 19 minutes

• 36 minutes

• 23 minutes

• 270 minutes

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Bobby fills jars 6 liters of grape jam everyday. How many days does Bobby need to spend making grape jam if he wants to get 12 liters of jam in all?

• 6 days

• 1 day

• 4 days

• 2 days

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3