
Solving Equations and Inequalities Word Problems
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Mathematics
8th Grade
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1 min • 1 pt
Ace is selling t-shirts to raise money for an animal shelter and his goal is to raise more than $700. It cost him $7 dollars to make each t-shirt and he sells them for $12 dollars each. He received a donation from his friend Ray for $200.
How many t-shirts will Ace need to sell to reach his goal?
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(Answer as an equation or inequality, use x as variable)
NO SPACES
Tags
CCSS.6.EE.B.8
2.
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1 min • 1 pt
Dale & Brennan want to start their own business and they want to save the same amount of money to get it started. Brennan already has $1620, makes $120 per week doing karate lessons, but had to spend $180 getting his drum set fixed. Dale has $480, makes $300 every week for singing lessons, but spends $20 every week on comic books.
After how many weeks will Dale and Brennan have raised the same amount of money?
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(Answer as an equation or inequality, use x as variable)
NO SPACES
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.8C
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1 min • 1 pt
Doug is a weatherman watching the snowfall levels in two local towns. In Pittsburg there are already 4 inches on the ground and it is snowing about 1.5 inches per hour. In Girard, there are 7 inches on the ground and it is snowing about 0.5 inches per hour.
After how many hours will Pittsburg and Girard have the same amount of snow on the ground?
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(Answer as an equation or inequality, use x as variable)
NO SPACES
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.8C
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1 min • 1 pt
Westley & Inigo are two swordsmen fighting enemies in battle. Inigo has already defeated 18 enemies and defeats another 2 every minute. Westley joins the battle late, but soon starts defeating 5 every minute.
After how many minutes will Westley and Inigo have defeated the same number of enemies?
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(Answer as an equation or inequality, use x as variable)
NO SPACES
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.7B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Joan needed $100 to buy a graphing calculator for her math class. Her neighbor will pay her $5 per hour to babysit and her Father gave her $10 for mowing the lawn. Which inequality represents the minimum amount of hours she will need to babysit in order for her to buy her calculator?
5x + 10 ≥ 100
5x - 100 ≥ 10
10x + 5 ≤ 100
5x + 10 > 100
Tags
CCSS.7.EE.B.4B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Cody’s Gym charges a $18 fee to join and $30 per month. Tyler’s Gym charges a $50 fee to join and $20 per month. Use an inequality to determine how many months will you have to go to the gym before Tyler’s gym becomes the better deal.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Yellow Cab Taxi charges a $1.75 flat rate in addition to $0.65 per mile. Katie has no more than $10 to spend on a taxi ride. Which inequality best describes how many miles Katie can ride in this taxi?
1.75 + 0.65m < 10
1.75 + 0.65m > 10
1.75m + 0.65 < 10
1.75m + 0.65 > 10
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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B
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