Translate Real-Life Scenarios into Linear Equations

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each. If you buy x pencils and spend $4.00, how many pencils did you buy?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has y marbles, write an equation to represent the number of marbles Maria has.

• M = 2y

• M = y/2

• M = y

• M = 3y

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.15 per mile driven. If you drove m miles and paid $35, how far did you drive?

• 50 miles

• 75 miles

• 120 miles

• 100 miles

A book costs $15. If you buy x books and spend $60, how many books did you buy?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 5

Tom is 3 years older than his sister. If his sister is s years old, write an equation to express Tom's age.

• Tom's age = s - 3

• Tom's age = s + 3

• Tom's age = 2s + 3

• Tom's age = s + 5

A gardener plants x flowers in each row. If there are 5 rows and a total of 30 flowers, how many flowers are planted in each row?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 5

A movie ticket costs $12. If you buy y tickets and spend $48, how many tickets did you buy?

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 3

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every batch of cookies. If you want to make b batches, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 2b + 1

• 4b

• 2b

• b cups

A gym charges a monthly fee of $30 plus $10 for each class attended. If you paid $90 this month, how many classes did you attend?

• 4

• 8

• 10

• 6

A farmer has x apples and gives away 12. If he has 48 apples left, how many apples did he start with?

• 72

• 60

• 50

• 40