Algebra 1: Set Up & Solve Word Problems for Grade 8

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each and erasers for $0.75 each. If a student buys a total of 10 items for $6.00, how many pencils and erasers did they buy?

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles and together they have 30 marbles, how many marbles does Maria have?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 25

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.15 per mile driven. If a customer paid $50, how many miles did they drive?

• 200 miles

• 250 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

In a school, the number of boys is 5 more than twice the number of girls. If there are g girls, write an equation to represent the total number of students and solve for g if there are 35 students in total.

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 8 flowers and there are a total of 56 flowers, how many rows are there? Set up and solve the equation.

• 7

• 8

• 6

• 9

A movie theater sells tickets for $10 each. If they sold x tickets and made $450 in total, how many tickets did they sell?

• 45

• 30

• 50

• 40

Liam has $50. He spends $x on a video game and has $20 left. Write an equation to find out how much he spent on the video game.

• 40

• 25

• 15

• 30

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If you want to use 12 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar do you need? Set up and solve the equation.

• 6 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of sugar

A train travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. If it travels for t hours, how far does it go? Write an equation and find the distance if t is 3 hours.

• 180 miles

• 90 miles

• 240 miles

• 120 miles

Samantha is 4 years older than her brother. If her brother is b years old, write an equation for Samantha's age and find her age if her brother is 10 years old.

• 12

• 16

• 14

• 10