Solving Word Problems with Substitution Method Skills

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

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch that uses 5 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need?

• 5 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of sugar

• 7.5 cups of sugar

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer pays $50, how many miles did they drive?

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

• 120 miles

• 75 miles

In a school, the number of boys is twice the number of girls. If there are 36 students in total, how many boys and girls are there?

• 15 girls and 21 boys

• 12 girls and 24 boys

• 18 girls and 18 boys

• 10 girls and 26 boys

A gardener is planting flowers in two types of pots. The small pots hold 3 flowers each, and the large pots hold 5 flowers each. If the gardener has 24 flowers and uses 4 large pots, how many small pots does he need?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 5

A movie theater sells adult tickets for $12 and child tickets for $8. If a family buys 5 tickets and spends $52, how many adult and child tickets did they buy?

• 5 adult tickets and 0 child tickets

• 2 adult tickets and 3 child tickets

• 3 adult tickets and 2 child tickets

• 4 adult tickets and 1 child ticket

A train travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. If it travels for 2 hours and then increases its speed to 75 miles per hour for the next hour, how far does the train travel in total?

• 195 miles

• 180 miles

• 210 miles

• 150 miles

A school is planning a field trip. The cost per student is $15, and there are 20 students attending. If the school has a budget of $300, how much money will be left after paying for the trip?

• $15

• $0

• $50

• $100

A recipe calls for 4 cups of water and 2 cups of rice. If you want to make a larger batch using 10 cups of water, how much rice will you need?

• 5 cups of rice

• 8 cups of rice

• 3 cups of rice

• 6 cups of rice

A bookstore sells novels for $10 each and magazines for $5 each. If a customer buys a total of 8 items and spends $50, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 3 novels and 5 magazines

• 1 novel and 7 magazines

• 4 novels and 4 magazines

• 2 novels and 6 magazines