Variables and Equations: Real-World Problems for 8th Grade

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 each and student tickets cost $5 each. If the school sold a total of 150 tickets for $1,000, how many adult and student tickets were sold?

• 50 adult tickets and 100 student tickets

• 30 adult tickets and 120 student tickets

• 60 adult tickets and 90 student tickets

• 70 adult tickets and 80 student tickets

Maria and John are saving money for a concert. Maria has $20 more than John. If they both save $15 each week, in how many weeks will Maria have twice as much money as John?

• 1 week

• 3 weeks

• 2 weeks

• 4 weeks

A farmer has chickens and cows. The total number of animals is 50, and there are 140 legs in total. How many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 25 chickens and 25 cows

• 30 chickens and 20 cows

• 40 chickens and 10 cows

• 15 chickens and 35 cows

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. If there are 30 students in total, how many boys and girls are in the class?

• 12 boys and 18 girls

• 15 boys and 15 girls

• 20 boys and 10 girls

• 18 boys and 12 girls

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each and erasers for $1.00 each. If a student buys a total of 10 items and spends $6.00, how many pencils and erasers did the student buy?

• 8 pencils and 2 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

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

• Alex has 25 stickers and Jamie has 10 stickers.

• Alex has 15 stickers and Jamie has 20 stickers.

• Alex has 20 stickers and Jamie has 15 stickers.

• Alex has 30 stickers and Jamie has 5 stickers.

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

• 120 miles

• 50 miles

• 75 miles

• 100 miles

In a fruit basket, there are apples and oranges. The total number of fruits is 40, and there are 10 more apples than oranges. How many apples and oranges are in the basket?

• 25 apples and 15 oranges

• 15 apples and 25 oranges

• 20 apples and 20 oranges

• 30 apples and 10 oranges

A bookstore sells novels for $12 each and magazines for $5 each. If a customer buys a total of 8 items and spends $66, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 4 novels and 4 magazines

• 3 novels and 5 magazines

• 2 novels and 6 magazines

• 5 novels and 3 magazines

A gym offers two types of memberships: a monthly membership for $25 and a yearly membership for $250. If a customer pays for both types of memberships and spends $275, how many months did they pay for?

• 3 months

• 2 months

• 6 months

• 1 month