Linear Equations in Real-Life Scenarios: Grade 8 Math Quiz

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer drives 150 miles, how much will they pay in total? Write an equation to represent the total cost and solve it.

• $75

• $90

• $60

• $50

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A store sells notebooks for $2 each and pens for $1 each. If a student buys a total of 10 items and spends $16, how many notebooks and pens did they buy? Set up a system of equations to solve this problem.

• 6 notebooks and 4 pens

• 4 notebooks and 6 pens

• 7 notebooks and 3 pens

• 5 notebooks and 5 pens

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 5 flowers and he wants to plant a total of 45 flowers, how many rows will he need? Write an equation to represent this situation and solve it.

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 7

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A phone plan costs $25 per month plus $0.10 for each text message sent. If a customer’s bill for one month is $35, how many text messages did they send? Create an equation to find the number of messages sent.

• 50

• 100

• 75

• 120

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A school is organizing a field trip. The cost per student is $50, and there are 20 students going. If the total cost is $1,000, how much money is collected from each student? Write and solve the equation for the total cost.

• $50

• $25

• $75

• $100

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If you want to use 12 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar do you need? Set up a proportion and solve for the amount of sugar needed.

• 4 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of sugar

• 6 cups of sugar

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A bike shop sells bicycles for $200 each. If a customer wants to buy 3 bicycles and has a budget of $600, how much money will they have left after the purchase? Write an equation to represent the situation and solve it.

• $200

• $0

• $300

• $100

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A movie theater charges $10 for adult tickets and $7 for child tickets. If a family buys 4 adult tickets and 3 child tickets, how much do they spend in total? Create an equation to find the total cost and solve it.

• $50

• $70

• $40

• 61

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A factory produces 500 toys in 5 hours. If the production rate remains constant, how many toys will be produced in 8 hours? Write an equation to represent the relationship and solve it.

• 800 toys

• 700 toys

• 600 toys

• 900 toys

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A swimming pool is being filled with water at a rate of 50 gallons per hour. If the pool holds 1,200 gallons, how long will it take to fill the pool? Set up an equation to find the time required to fill the pool.

• 12 hours

• 30 hours

• 20 hours

• 24 hours

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7