Translate Real-World Problems into Equations: Grade 8 Quiz

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?

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 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 30 stickers and Jamie has 5 stickers.

• Alex has 15 stickers and Jamie has 20 stickers.

• Alex has 25 stickers and Jamie has 10 stickers.

• Alex has 20 stickers and Jamie has 15 stickers.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A farmer has chickens and cows. If the total number of animals is 20 and there are 4 more chickens than cows, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 10 chickens and 10 cows

• 14 chickens and 6 cows

• 8 chickens and 12 cows

• 12 chickens and 8 cows

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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?

• 10 girls and 26 boys

• 18 girls and 18 boys

• 12 girls and 24 boys

• 15 girls and 21 boys

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

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?

• 120 miles

• 75 miles

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Maria has a collection of coins consisting of dimes and quarters. If she has 3 more dimes than quarters and the total value of her coins is $2.10, how many dimes and quarters does she have?

• 4 quarters and 7 dimes

• 5 quarters and 8 dimes

• 6 quarters and 9 dimes

• 3 quarters and 6 dimes

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A concert hall has two types of tickets: regular tickets for $50 and VIP tickets for $100. If 200 tickets were sold for a total of $12,000, how many of each type of ticket were sold?

• 150 regular tickets and 50 VIP tickets

• 160 regular tickets and 40 VIP tickets

• 100 regular tickets and 100 VIP tickets

• 180 regular tickets and 20 VIP tickets

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A bakery sells muffins for $2 each and cookies for $1 each. If a customer buys a total of 15 baked goods and spends $24, how many muffins and cookies did they buy?

• 8 muffins and 7 cookies

• 7 muffins and 8 cookies

• 9 muffins and 6 cookies

• 10 muffins and 5 cookies

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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

• 17 boys and 10 girls

• 15 boys and 12 girls

• 20 boys and 7 girls

• 10 boys and 17 girls

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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

• 4 novels and 4 magazines

• 2 novels and 6 magazines

• 1 novel and 7 magazines

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C