Solving Real-World Equations: Money Matters 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?

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, went to a fair. Alex spent $20 on tickets and Jamie spent $15. If they bought a total of 5 tickets, how much did each ticket cost?

• $12

• $5

• $7

• $10

Maria has a total of $50 in her savings account. She has twice as much in her checking account. How much does she have in each account?

• Savings: $100, Checking: $200

• Savings: $50, Checking: $100

• Savings: $50, Checking: $50

• Savings: $30, Checking: $60

A bakery sells cupcakes for $2 each and cookies for $1.50 each. If a customer buys 12 items for a total of $20, how many cupcakes and cookies did they buy?

• 3 cupcakes and 9 cookies

• 5 cupcakes and 7 cookies

• 6 cupcakes and 6 cookies

• 4 cupcakes and 8 cookies

Liam and Noah are saving money for a video game. Liam has $30 and Noah has $20. If they both save the same amount each week, after how many weeks will they have a total of $100?

• 10 weeks

• 3 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 7 weeks

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

• 75 miles

• 100 miles

• 120 miles

• 50 miles

Samantha bought 3 notebooks and 2 pens for $8. If each notebook costs $2, how much does each pen cost?

• $2

• $3

• 1

• $4

A concert ticket costs $25 and a parking pass costs $10. If a group of friends buys 4 tickets and 2 parking passes, how much do they spend in total?

• $100

• $80

• $150

• 120

A farmer sells apples for $1.20 per pound and oranges for $0.80 per pound. If he sells a total of 15 pounds of fruit for $12, how many pounds of each fruit did he sell?

• 0 pounds of apples and 15 pounds of oranges

• 5 pounds of apples and 10 pounds of oranges

• 15 pounds of apples and 0 pounds of oranges

• 10 pounds of apples and 5 pounds of oranges

At a bookstore, a novel costs $15 and a magazine costs $5. If a customer buys 3 novels and some magazines for a total of $60, how many magazines did they buy?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 2