Solving Word Problems Involving Units and The Four Basic Operations

Alyssa borrowed $92 from her father. She has already paid back $12. She will pay him another $16 on Monday and then make equal payments of $4 until the rest of the money has been repaid. The expression shown can be used to find the number of equal payments Alyssa will need to make in order to repay the money. Based on that expression, how many equal payments will Alyssa need to make to repay her money?

• 24

• 16

• 5

• 27

So far this month Nancy has the expenses and income shown in the chart. Nancy wants to buy some music online but also have a balanced budget. Based on Nancy’s current budget, what is the greatest amount of money she can spend on music?

• $10

• $35

• $140

• $5

Vicky made some purchases at the Sunflower Market. She bought strawberries for $3.50, carrots for $2.25 and a bouquet of flowers for $9.95. If sales tax is 5%, what will Maria pay altogether

• $16.49

• $16.48

• $15.70

• $16.50

Amber's savings account had a balance of $350 rolled over from the previous year. She set it up for $50 to be drafted out of her checking account and into her savings account every month. What information in this problem represents the y-intercept?

• The amount of money rolled over from savings

• Her total savings

• The number of months

• The money that comes over each month

• A

• B

• C

Enter the answer.

Sue, Kim and David went to the movies. Sue bought 5 movie tickets for $4 each. She paid with a $50, how much change will she get back?

• 25

• 20

• 30

• 10

A man walks to the store and he buys 5 pounds of broccoli, 8 avocados and 4 Green peppers.  He has $20. How much money does he get back?

• $6.99

• $12.15

• $3.21

• $2.35

Briajana is buying  1 pound of grapes, 2 pound of apples and 4 lemons. How much did she pay for her things?

• $6.99

• $5.28

• $3.21

• $2.35

How many cups are in 2 quarts of water?

• 4 cups

• 8 cups

• 16 cups

• 2 cups