8th Grade Quiz: Contextual Solutions & Accuracy Checks

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. If the school sold a total of 150 tickets for $1,200, how many adult and student tickets were sold? Interpret the solution in the context of ticket sales.

• 100 adult tickets and 50 student tickets were sold.

• 80 adult tickets and 70 student tickets were sold.

• 90 adult tickets and 60 student tickets were sold.

• 60 adult tickets and 90 student tickets were sold.

Maria has a total of 50 coins made up of dimes and quarters. If the total value of the coins is $8.50, how many dimes and quarters does she have? Check your solution for accuracy by calculating the total value.

• 30 dimes and 20 quarters

• 15 dimes and 35 quarters

• Maria has 26 dimes and 24 quarters.

• 40 dimes and 10 quarters

A farmer has chickens and cows. If there are 20 animals in total and the total number of legs is 56, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have? Interpret the solution in the context of the farm.

• 5 chickens and 15 cows

• 12 chickens and 8 cows

• 10 chickens and 10 cows

• 15 chickens and 5 cows

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are saving money for a concert. Alex has $20 more than Jamie, and together they have $100. How much money does each friend have? Check your solution by adding their amounts together.

• Jamie has $30, Alex has $70.

• Jamie has $40, Alex has $60.

• Jamie has $50, Alex has $50.

• Jamie has $20, Alex has $80.

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer paid $50 for their rental, how many miles did they drive? Interpret the solution in the context of the rental agreement.

• 50 miles

• 120 miles

• 75 miles

• 100 miles

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. If there are 25 students in total, how many boys and girls are in the class? Check your solution by adding the number of boys and girls together.

• 10 boys and 15 girls

• 15 boys and 10 girls

• 20 boys and 5 girls

• 12 boys and 13 girls

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each and erasers for $0.75 each. If a customer buys a total of 20 items for $12.50, how many pencils and erasers did they buy? Interpret the solution in the context of the purchase.

• 5 pencils and 15 erasers

• 15 pencils and 5 erasers

• 12 pencils and 8 erasers

• 10 pencils and 10 erasers

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch that uses 12 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need? Check your solution by ensuring the ratio remains the same.

• 12 cups of sugar

• 18 cups of sugar

• 15 cups of sugar

• 21 cups of sugar

A local gym offers two membership plans. Plan A costs $30 per month, and Plan B costs $20 per month plus a one-time fee of $60. If a customer wants to spend $120, which plan should they choose? Interpret the solution in the context of gym memberships.

• Plan A

• Plan A with a one-time fee

• Plan B

• Neither plan is affordable

A bookstore sells novels for $15 each and magazines for $5 each. If a customer buys a total of 10 items for $90, how many novels and magazines did they buy? Check your solution by calculating the total cost.

• 3 novels and 7 magazines

• 2 novels and 8 magazines

• 5 novels and 5 magazines

• 4 novels and 6 magazines