Solving Real-World Word Problems with Equations

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?

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are collecting stickers. Alex has 5 more stickers than Jamie. Together, they have 35 stickers. How many stickers does each friend have?

• Alex has 20 stickers and Jamie has 15 stickers.

• Alex has 15 stickers and Jamie has 20 stickers.

• Alex has 30 stickers and Jamie has 5 stickers.

• Alex has 25 stickers and Jamie has 10 stickers.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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?

• 75 miles

• 120 miles

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

In a school, the number of boys is twice the number of girls. If there are 60 students in total, how many boys and girls are there?

• 50 boys and 10 girls

• 30 boys and 30 girls

• 20 boys and 40 girls

• 40 boys and 20 girls

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A farmer has chickens and cows. If the total number of animals is 50 and the number of chickens is 10 less than twice the number of cows, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 30 chickens and 20 cows

• 15 chickens and 35 cows

• 40 chickens and 10 cows

• 25 chickens and 25 cows

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A concert hall has two types of tickets: regular tickets for $30 and VIP tickets for $50. If 200 tickets were sold for a total of $8,000, how many of each type of ticket were sold?

• 200 regular tickets and 0 VIP tickets were sold.

• 50 regular tickets and 150 VIP tickets were sold.

• 150 regular tickets and 50 VIP tickets were sold.

• 100 regular tickets and 100 VIP tickets were sold.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch that uses 10 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need?

• 8 cups of sugar

• 5 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of sugar

• 6.67 cups of sugar

In a class, the number of boys is 3 more than twice the number of girls. If there are 27 students in total, how many boys and girls are in the class?

• 22 boys and 5 girls

• 10 boys and 17 girls

• 19 boys and 8 girls

• 15 boys and 12 girls

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A bookstore sells novels for $12 each and magazines for $5 each. If a customer buys a total of 15 items and spends $100, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 5 novels and 10 magazines

• 0 novels and 15 magazines

• 3 novels and 12 magazines

• 7 novels and 8 magazines

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A gardener is planting flowers and shrubs. If the number of flowers is 4 more than twice the number of shrubs and there are 28 plants in total, how many flowers and shrubs are there?

• 16 flowers and 12 shrubs

• 22 flowers and 6 shrubs

• 18 flowers and 10 shrubs

• 20 flowers and 8 shrubs

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C