Solve Linear Word Problems

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

A fitness club opens with 80 members. Each month the membership increases by 15 members. Which equation represents the relationship between the number of months the club has been opened, x, and the total fitness club membership, y?

• y=15x

• y=15x+80

• y=x+15

• y=80x+15

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Which of the following situations could be descried by the equation y= -25x + 120

• There are 120 people in the football stadium, and 25 more are entering each hour.

• A plumber charges $25 for a house call and $120 per hour.

• A teacher has 120 students. Her third period has 25 students

• There are 120 gallons of water in a tank. It releases water at a rate of 25 gallons per minute

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

How much would it cost for 2.5 hours of labor?

• $100

• 4.50

• $112.50

• $65.00

• $123.45

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Bob has $150 in his savings account and saves $40 per month.

• y=150 + 40

• y=40x + 150

• y=150x + 40

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

You are laying bricks for a patio. Every row has 20 bricks in it. Write a function that represents the number of bricks (y) you lay in x rows.

• y= x+20

• y=20

• y=20x

• 20 = x

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CCSS.HSF-BF.A.1A

Sally plans to walk 12 miles every week. Write an equation to represent this situation.

• y = 12x

• y = 12x + 12

• y = 10x + 2

• y = 2x + 10

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Connor has sold 15 cups of lemonade at his stand and will sell 5 more cups per hour. Write an equation to represent this situation.

• y = 10x + 5

• y = 20x

• y = 15x + 5

• y = 5x + 15

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

The drama club sold tickets to a play for $5 each.  They also made $55 in soda and popcorn sales.  If the drama club made a total of $290, how many tickets were sold?

• 47

• 58

• 69

• 113

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Andrea earns a flat fee of $20 per day plus an additional x dollars for each sale she makes.  Andrea made 10 sales last Saturday and earned a total of $80.  How much does Andrea earn for each sale she makes?

• $6

• $8

• $10

• $12

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A