Real-Life Word Problems: Set Up Equations in 8th Grade

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. If they sold a total of 150 tickets for $1,200, how many of each type of ticket did they sell?

• 80 adult tickets and 70 student tickets

• 60 adult tickets and 90 student tickets

• 90 adult tickets and 60 student tickets

• 100 adult tickets and 50 student tickets

Maria and John are saving money for a concert. Maria has $50 and saves $10 a week, while John has $30 and saves $15 a week. How many weeks will it take for them to have the same amount of money?

• 3 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 4 weeks

• 5 weeks

A farmer has chickens and cows. If the total number of animals is 50 and the total number of legs is 140, how many chickens and how many cows does the farmer have?

• 30 chickens and 20 cows

• 40 chickens and 10 cows

• 25 chickens and 25 cows

• 15 chickens and 35 cows

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are collecting baseball cards. Alex has 3 times as many cards as Jamie. Together, they have 80 cards. How many cards does each friend have?

• Alex has 50 cards and Jamie has 30 cards.

• Alex has 70 cards and Jamie has 10 cards.

• Alex has 40 cards and Jamie has 40 cards.

• Alex has 60 cards and Jamie has 20 cards.

A bookstore sells fiction and non-fiction books. If the total number of books sold is 200 and the total revenue is $1,500, with fiction books priced at $10 and non-fiction at $15, how many of each type of book were sold?

• 200 fiction books and 0 non-fiction books

• 50 fiction books and 150 non-fiction books

• 150 fiction books and 50 non-fiction books

• 100 fiction books and 100 non-fiction books

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

• There are 18 boys and 12 girls in the class.

• 12 boys and 18 girls

• 20 boys and 10 girls

• 15 boys and 15 girls

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer paid $70, how many miles did they drive?

• 200 miles

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

A local gym offers two membership plans. Plan A costs $30 per month and Plan B costs $20 per month plus a one-time fee of $60. If a customer wants to spend the same amount on both plans after 6 months, how much would they spend?

• $180

• $210

• $240

• $150

A bakery sells muffins and cookies. If the total number of baked goods is 100 and the total revenue is $400, with muffins priced at $2 each and cookies at $3 each, how many muffins and cookies were sold?

• 50 muffins and 50 cookies

• 0 muffins and 100 cookies

• 75 muffins and 25 cookies

• 100 muffins and 0 cookies

In a fruit market, apples cost $2 each and bananas cost $1 each. If a customer buys a total of 20 fruits for $30, how many apples and how many bananas did they buy?

• 12 apples and 8 bananas

• 5 apples and 15 bananas

• 10 apples and 10 bananas

• 15 apples and 5 bananas