Context Word Problems Linear

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

• y = 12.50 + 30x

• y = 30 + 12.50x

• y = 12.50 + 30

• 12.50x = 30

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CCSS.HSF-BF.A.1A

Ace Telecommunications charges $0.12 per minute of phone use plus a monthly service fee of $8.00 for it phone service. Which equation can be used to find c, the total cost for one month when m, minutes are used?

• c = 0.12m + 8m

• c = 8m + 0.12m

• c = 0.12m + 8

• c = 0.20m

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Your new job is at the Custom T Shop, where T Shirts are printed to order. For each order, Custom T Shop charges $8 per shirt plus a one time set up fee of $15, represented by the equation y=8x+15

How much would 50 shirts cost?

• y= 40

• y= 400

• y= 415

• y= 65

• y= 390

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

The rental rate at Rent A Wreck is $30 per day plus $0.25 per mile driven.

How much would a 100 mile rental cost?

• $45

• $55

• $23

• $100

As the student council treasurer, you prepare the budget for your class rafting trip. Each large raft costs $100 to rent and each small raft costs $40 to rent. You have $1,600 to spend. Write an equation in standard form to describe the situation.

• 40y+100x=1600

• 100x+40y=1600

• 40x+100y+1600

• 100y+40x=1600

Your four-month bill for the gym comes to $221. That includes the cost per month of $50 plus the one-time membership fee. How much is the membership fee?

• $21

• $171

• $4.42

• $15.50

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Linda bought a Bloodgood Japanese Maple tree. In two years, the tree was 7' tall and in 10 years the tree grew to its mature height of 15'. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that shows the number of years, t, it takes to reach a certain height, h.

• h = - t + 9

• h = t + 5

• h = t - 9

• h = -t + 5

A bus company took a tour bus on the ferry when there were 30 people aboard. The ferry charged the bus company $180. The following week, the bus had 50 people on board and the ferry charged them $220. How much is the "base rate" for the empty bus?

• 120

• 220

• 180

• 30

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

I rent a gym for 30 students and the cost is $150. Another time I rent the gym for 70 students and the cost is $270.00. What is the fixed rate?

• $20

• $60

• $80

• $40

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

As the student council treasurer, you prepare the budget for your class rafting trip. Each large raft costs $100 to rent and each small raft costs $40 to rent. You have $1,600 to spend. Find the number of small rafts you can rent if you rent 12 large rafts.

• 12

• 10

• 11.2

• 11

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A