Real-Life Linear Equations: Interpret & Check Solutions

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each and erasers for $0.75 each. If a student buys a total of 10 items for $6.00, how many pencils and erasers did they buy?

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If the total number of marbles they have together is 36, how many marbles does each person have?

• John has 12 marbles, Maria has 24 marbles.

• John has 18 marbles, Maria has 18 marbles.

• John has 15 marbles, Maria has 21 marbles.

• John has 10 marbles, Maria has 26 marbles.

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.15 per mile driven. If a customer pays $35, how many miles did they drive?

• 75 miles

• 50 miles

• 120 miles

• 100 miles

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 5 flowers and there are a total of 30 flowers, how many rows are there?

• 8

• 6

• 7

• 5

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If the sum of their ages is 28, how old is each of them?

• Tom is 16 years old and his sister is 12 years old.

• Tom is 20 years old and his sister is 8 years old.

• Tom is 18 years old and his sister is 10 years old.

• Tom is 14 years old and his sister is 10 years old.

A movie theater sells adult tickets for $10 and child tickets for $5. If a family buys 3 adult tickets and 2 child tickets, how much do they spend in total?

• $50

• $30

• $25

• $40

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If a baker uses 6 cups of flour, how much sugar do they need?

• 9 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of sugar

• 6 cups of sugar

A school is organizing a field trip. If each student pays $15 and the total cost is $300, how many students are going on the trip?

• 25

• 30

• 15

• 20

A train travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How long will it take to travel 180 miles?

• 5 hours

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

• 3 hours

A bookstore is having a sale where all books are 20% off. If a book originally costs $25, what is the sale price?

• $22

• $30

• $20

• $15