Translate and Solve Grade 7 Linear Word Problems

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 they buy?

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If the total number of marbles they have together is 36, how many marbles does each person have?

• John has 12 marbles and Maria has 24 marbles.

• John has 15 marbles and Maria has 21 marbles.

• John has 10 marbles and Maria has 26 marbles.

• John has 18 marbles and Maria has 18 marbles.

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.15 per mile driven. If a customer pays $35, how many miles did they drive?

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

• 75 miles

• 120 miles

In a school, the number of boys is 5 more than twice the number of girls. If there are 25 students in total, how many boys and girls are there?

• 12 boys and 13 girls

• 10 boys and 15 girls

• 20 boys and 5 girls

• 15 boys and 10 girls

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 8 flowers and there are 5 rows, how many flowers are there in total?

• 40

• 50

• 24

• 32

A book costs $12 and a magazine costs $5. If a student buys 3 books and some magazines for a total of $51, how many magazines did they buy?

• 1

• 5

• 3

• 4

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If a baker uses 8 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour are needed?

• 3 cups of flour

• 6 cups of flour

• 5.33 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

A movie theater sells tickets for $10 each. If a group of friends buys tickets for a total of $70, how many tickets did they buy?

• 5

• 10

• 3

• 7

A train travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 2.5 hours?

• 120 miles

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

• 180 miles

A school is planning a field trip. If each student pays $15 and there are 30 students, how much money will be collected in total?

• 300

• 600

• 4500

• 450