Linear Equations Word Problems

The temperature where Cally lives is 73℉ and is falling 2℉ per hour. Which of the following equations can be used to determine how many hours (h) it will take for the temperature to drop to 65℉?

• 73 - 2h = 65

• 73 - 65 = 2h

• 65 - 2h = 63

• 2h - 73 = 65

A T-shirt design company charges your team an initial fee of $25 to create the team's design. Each t-shirt printed with your design costs an additional $8. The equation for this situation is y = 8x + 25. What is the y-intercept in context.

• The additional fee of $8.

• The initial fee of $25.

• The additional fee of $25.

• The initial fee of $8.

In order to join an online learning community, there is a $20 startup fee and a $5 monthly fee. Write an equation that models this situation.

• y = 20x + 5

• y = 5x + 20

• y= -5x + 20

• y = 5x - 20

Toby is buying pet supplies for his dog. He purchases 3 bags of treats and x bags of dog food. The treats were on sale for $4.50 each. The bags of food were $26 each. Which equation can be used to determine the total amount of money Toby spent on supplies for his dog.

• y = 13.50 + 26x

• y = 3x + 30.50

• y = 4.50 + 26x

Which situation can be represented by the equation y = 8x + 42.5

• Emily plans to take art classes to learn how to paint. She spends $42.50 on supplies at Hobby Lobby and $8.00 on supplies at Michaels. What is y, the total amount spent after buying x supplies?

• Ari has $42.50 in her bank account. She spends $8.00 on Christmas gifts for each of her AVID mentees. How much total money, y, does Ari have in her account after buying x, gifts?

• Christine buys some movie tickets for $8.00 each. Then she spends $42.50 on snacks at the concession stand. What is y, the total amount spent after buying, x, tickets?

• Stephen is a baker and sells birthday cakes. He spends $42.50 on ingredients, then charges $8.00 per cake. What is y, the total amount earned after selling x, cakes?

Haylee is on page 219 of her library book. She reads at a pace of 1.5 pages per minute. Which of the following equations could be used to determine the total pages read (y) after a given number of minutes (x)?

• y = 219x + 1.5

• 219 = y +1.5x

• y = 1.5x +219

• y = 220.5x

Jerry has $20 and makes $7 per hour. Which equation represents the total amount of money Jerry has after working x hours?

• y = 7x + 20

• y = 7 + 20x

• y = 20 + 7

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

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 = - 2x + 40

• y = 2 + 40x

• y = 2 - 40x

A man is climbing down from 100 feet high descending 30 feet per minute.

• y = - 30x + 100

• y = 100 + 30x

• y = 100x + 30

• y = 100x - 30