Solve Linear Word Problems

At a pet store, it costs $5 to wash a cat and $7.50 to wash a dog.  Last week, the store made $60 from washing cats and dogs. Write a linear equation that could be used to find how many cats and dogs were washed.

• -5x + 7.5y = 60

• 5x + 7.5x = 60

• 5x - 7.5y = 60

• 5x + 7.5y = 60

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The start up cost to join eTunes music is $7.95 plus $0.95 per song downloaded.  Write a linear equation that could be used to find how many songs he downloaded.

• y = 0.95x + 7.95

• y = 7.95x + 0.95

• y = 0.95x - 7.95

• y = - 0.95x + 7.95

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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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At a pet store, it costs $5 to wash a cat and $7.50 to wash a dog.  Last week, the store made $60 from washing cats and dogs.  If 6 cats were washed, write and solve a linear equation to find how many dogs were washed.

• 2 dogs

• 3 dogs

• 4 dogs

• not enough information

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

The equation below represents an elevator's height after an amount of seconds. Using this equation, what should the height of the elevator be after 14 seconds?
h(s) = -3.8s + 290

• 80

• 236.8

• -80

• 72.6

The cost for new carpet is $8.55 per square yard, plus an installation fee.  700 square yards of carpet cost $6164.  How much is the installation fee?

• $8.55

• $6155.45

• $179

• $5985

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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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For a new customer, a video store charges $10 for rental card plus $2 per movie.  If a new customer is charged $22, how many movies did they rent?

• 2 movies

• 6 movies

• 11 movies

• 16 movies

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A holiday meal costs $12.50 a person plus a delivery fee of $30. Which equation represents the amount a holiday meal costs, including delivery, for x people?

• y = 12.5x + 30

• y = 12.5 + 30

• y = 12.5 + 30x

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Bob has $150 in his savings account and saves $40 per month.  Which equation represents the amount Bob has in his account after x months?

• y = 150 + 40

• y = 40x + 150

• y = 150x + 40

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