Solving Real-Life Linear Equations: Grade 8 Quiz

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. If they sold a total of 50 tickets for $400, how many adult and student tickets were sold?

• 40 adult tickets and 10 student tickets

• 30 adult tickets and 20 student tickets

• 25 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

• 35 adult tickets and 15 student tickets

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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

• 50 miles

• 75 miles

• 120 miles

• 100 miles

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are saving money for a concert. Alex saves $15 each week, while Jamie saves $10 each week. If they both want to save the same amount, how many weeks will it take for them to have the same savings?

• 3 weeks

• 4 weeks

• 1 week

• 2 weeks

A farmer has chickens and cows. If there are 20 animals in total and there are 56 legs, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 15 chickens and 5 cows

• 10 chickens and 10 cows

• 5 chickens and 15 cows

• 12 chickens and 8 cows

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $3 each. If a student buys a total of 10 items and spends $24, how many pencils and erasers did they buy?

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A local gym offers a monthly membership for $40 and a one-time fee of $100 for personal training. If a member spends a total of $240 in a month, how many personal training sessions did they attend?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

In a fruit market, apples cost $2 each and bananas cost $1 each. If a customer buys a total of 15 fruits and spends $24, how many apples and bananas did they buy?

• 7 apples and 8 bananas

• 8 apples and 7 bananas

• 9 apples and 6 bananas

• 10 apples and 5 bananas

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A bookstore sells novels for $12 and magazines for $5. If a customer buys a total of 8 items and spends $70, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 5 novels and 3 magazines

• 4 novels and 4 magazines

• 2 novels and 6 magazines

• 3 novels and 5 magazines

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A pizza shop sells small pizzas for $8 and large pizzas for $12. If a customer orders a total of 5 pizzas and spends $52, how many small and large pizzas did they order?

• 1 small pizza and 4 large pizzas

• 5 small pizzas and 0 large pizzas

• 2 small pizzas and 3 large pizzas

• 3 small pizzas and 2 large pizzas

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A school is planning a field trip and needs to rent buses. Each bus can hold 30 students and costs $150 to rent. If they have 120 students, how many buses do they need to rent?

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 3

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3