Linear Equation Word Problems Practice

Sonya has $40 in her lunch account and pays $2 each day to eat lunch.  Which equation can be used to find the amount of money Sonya has left on her account after x days?

• y = 40 + 2x

• y = 40 - 2x

• y = 2 + 40x

• y = 2 - 40x

Which equation shows the number of bottles left after x days?
A family buys a case of water with 48 bottles and drinks 5 bottles per day.

• y = 48x + 5

• y = -5 + 48x

• y = -5x - 48

• y = 48 - 5x

Which situation is best represented by the equation shown below?
6x + 36 = 42

• Sid bought some pens that cost $6 each and three binders that cost $12 each. The cost of Sid’s total purchase is $42. What is x, the number of pens Sid bought? 

• Sid bought some pens that cost $6 each and three binders that cost $36 each. The cost of Sid’s total purchase is $42. What is x, the number of pens Sid bought? 

• Sid spent $42 at the store. He bought some binders that cost $36 each and a pen for $6. If Sid spent a total of $42, what is x, the number of binders Sid bought? 

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There is a daily fee for renting a moving truck, plus a charge of $0.50 per mile driven.  If driven 48 miles, it costs $64 to rent a truck.  Find the daily fee.

• $40

• $53

• $37

• $42

A road side vegetable stand sells pumpkins for $5 and tomatoes for $3.  The total sales for one day was $98.
_{If they sold 10 pumpkins, find how many tomatoes they sold.}

• 16

• 12

• 22

• 25

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

All tickets for a concert are the same price. The ticket agency adds a fixed fee to every order. A person who orders 5 tickets pays $93. A person who orders 3 tickets pays $57. How much do 4 tickets cost?

• 75

• 3

• 18

• 30

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

The math department sponsors a Math Family Fun Night each year. In the first year, there were 35 participants. In the third year, there were 57 participants.

How many participants are predicted for the 5^th year?

• 79

• 31

• 2

• 3

While on vacation in Washington DC, the cab ride for the Dulles airport to the hotel is 15 miles. The total cost of the cab ride was $25.50. The cabbie charges $1.50 per mile for the entire trip.

How much does it cost to travel 7 miles in a cab?

• 42.75

• 7.50

• 63.75

• 13.50