Writing Equations from Real-World Scenarios: Grade 8

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. Write an equation to represent the total cost (C) based on the number of miles (m) driven. What would be the total cost for driving 150 miles?

• $80

• $120

• $60

• $100

A gym charges a monthly membership fee of $30 plus $5 for each class attended. Write an equation for the total cost (C) based on the number of classes (c) attended. If a member attends 8 classes in a month, what is their total cost?

• $70

• $50

• $100

• $80

A phone company offers a plan that costs $40 per month plus $0.10 for each text message sent. Write an equation to represent the total cost (C) based on the number of text messages (t) sent. How much would a customer pay if they send 200 text messages?

• $100

• $40

• $60

• $80

A school is selling tickets for a play. Each ticket costs $10, and they expect to sell 200 tickets. Write an equation to represent the total revenue (R) based on the number of tickets (n) sold. What is the total revenue if they sell all 200 tickets?

• 2500

• 1500

• 3000

• 2000

A delivery service charges a base fee of $15 plus $2 for each package delivered. Write an equation for the total charge (C) based on the number of packages (p) delivered. If a customer has 10 packages, what will be the total charge?

• $50

• $35

• $45

• $25

A local bakery sells cupcakes for $3 each and cookies for $2 each. Write an equation to represent the total cost (C) based on the number of cupcakes (c) and cookies (k) bought. If a customer buys 5 cupcakes and 3 cookies, what is the total cost?

• 21

• 25

• 15

• 18

A landscaping company charges a flat fee of $100 for service plus $25 per hour worked. Write an equation for the total cost (C) based on the number of hours (h) worked. If the company works for 4 hours, what is the total cost?

• $250

• $300

• $150

• $200

A concert venue sells tickets for $50 each and expects to sell 300 tickets. Write an equation to represent the total revenue (R) based on the number of tickets (n) sold. What is the total revenue if they sell all tickets?

• 25000

• 18000

• 12000

• 15000

A subscription box service charges $20 per month plus $5 for each additional item included in the box. Write an equation for the total cost (C) based on the number of additional items (i). If a customer chooses 4 additional items, what is the total cost?

• 25

• 50

• 30

• 40

A taxi service charges a base fare of $3 plus $2 for each mile driven. Write an equation to represent the total fare (F) based on the number of miles (m) driven. If a passenger travels 10 miles, what will be the total fare?

• $15

• $30

• $18

• $23