Graphing and Solving Real-World 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 of each type of ticket were sold?

• 25 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

• 30 adult tickets and 20 student tickets

• 40 adult tickets and 10 student tickets

• 20 adult tickets and 30 student tickets

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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

• 5 chickens and 15 cows

• 15 chickens and 5 cows

• 10 chickens and 10 cows

• 12 chickens and 8 cows

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Two friends are saving money for a concert. One saves $5 a week and the other saves $8 a week. If they want to save a total of $100 together, how many weeks will it take for them to reach their goal?

• 8 weeks

• 10 weeks

• 12 weeks

• 6 weeks

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.20 per mile driven. Another company charges a flat fee of $25 plus $0.25 per mile. How many miles must you drive for the costs to be the same?

• 120 miles

• 100 miles

• 75 miles

• 50 miles

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?

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. If there are 25 students in total, how many boys and how many girls are in the class?

• 12 boys and 13 girls

• 10 boys and 15 girls

• 20 boys and 5 girls

• 15 boys and 10 girls

A local bakery sells muffins for $1.50 each and cookies for $2.00 each. If a customer buys a total of 12 items and spends $20, how many muffins and cookies did they buy?

• 10 muffins and 2 cookies

• 6 muffins and 6 cookies

• 5 muffins and 7 cookies

• 8 muffins and 4 cookies

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A concert hall has two types of seating: regular seats for $50 and VIP seats for $100. If they sold 200 seats and made $12,000, how many of each type of seat were sold?

• 180 regular seats and 20 VIP seats

• 100 regular seats and 100 VIP seats

• 160 regular seats and 40 VIP seats

• 150 regular seats and 50 VIP seats

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A bookstore sells novels for $15 and textbooks for $30. If a customer buys a total of 8 books and spends $180, how many novels and textbooks did they buy?

• 4 novels and 4 textbooks

• 2 novels and 6 textbooks

• 6 novels and 2 textbooks

• 5 novels and 3 textbooks

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A gym has two membership options: a monthly plan for $40 and a yearly plan for $400. If 100 members choose the monthly plan and 50 choose the yearly plan, how much total revenue does the gym generate from memberships?

• 15000

• 24000

• 20000

• 30000

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6