Linear Word Problems

The cost for new carpet is $8.55 per square yard, plus an installation fee.  700 square yards of carpet cost $6164.  How much is the installation fee?

• $8.55

• $6155.45

• $179

• $5985

You and your friends plan to attend the county fair this weekend.  Admission to the fair is $5 and the cost per ride is $0.50.  How many rides can you go on if you have $20?

• 20 rides

• 30 rides

• 40 rides

• 50 rides

For a new customer, a video store charges $10 for rental card plus $2 per movie.  If a new customer is charged $22, how many movies did they rent?

• 2 movies

• 6 movies

• 11 movies

• 16 movies

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

• y = 100 - 30x

• y = 100 + 30x

• y = 100x + 30

• y = 100x - 30

The Roaming Cell Phone Company charges $15.00 per month plus $0.20 per minute of airtime usage.  If Juanita uses x minutes of airtime, what is an equation that can be used to determine her monthly cell phone bill (C)?

• C = 0.20x + 15

• C =15 (0.20x)

• C = 15 + x + 0.20

• C = 0.20 + 15x

Jenny went to the sale at Kohl's last weekend.  
T-shirts were on sale for $15 each and hoodies were on sale for $20 each.  If she spent $150 total, write an equation to represent this situation.  

• 20x + 15 = y 

• 35x = y 

• 15x + 20y = 150 

• 150 - 20x = 15y 

In order to join a dancing club, there is a $30 startup fee and a $4 monthly fee. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that models this situation.  After how many months will the total cost be $58?

• 7 months

• 6 months

• 5 months 

• 4 months

Would you write a linear equation to model the following situation in slope-intercept form or standard form? 
Mrs. Harris is going to the movies. She spends $10 per ticket and $5 per bucket of popcorn. She only wants to spend $50. 

• Slope-intercept

• Standard form

Would you write a linear equation to model the following situation in slope-intercept form or standard form? 
The cost for a health club membership is $20 per month plus an initial $49 membership fee. 

• Slope-Intercept Form

• Standard Form

Would you write a linear equation to model the following situation in slope-intercept form or standard form? 
The price of a large cheese pizza is $5.95 plus an additional $0.75 per topping. 

• slope-intercept

• standard form