Solving Real-Life Linear Equations: Grade 8 Quiz

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

• 70 adult tickets and 80 student tickets

• 50 adult tickets and 100 student tickets

• 30 adult tickets and 120 student tickets

• 60 adult tickets and 90 student tickets

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

• 75 miles

• 50 miles

• 120 miles

• 100 miles

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are saving money for a concert. Alex saves $15 each week, while Jamie saves $10 each week. If they want to save a total of $150 together, how many weeks will it take for them to reach their goal?

• 5 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 8 weeks

• 7 weeks

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $3 each. If a customer buys a total of 10 items and spends $24, how many pencils and erasers did they buy?

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

A gardener is planting flowers in two types of pots. Large pots hold 5 flowers each, and small pots hold 3 flowers each. If the gardener has 36 flowers and uses a total of 8 pots, how many of each type of pot did they use?

• 7 large pots and 1 small pot

• 6 large pots and 2 small pots

• 4 large pots and 4 small pots

• 5 large pots and 3 small pots

A delivery service charges a base fee of $15 plus $1.50 per mile. If a customer paid $30 for a delivery, how many miles was the delivery?

• 10 miles

• 15 miles

• 5 miles

• 20 miles

In a school, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. If there are 50 students in total, how many boys and girls are there?

• 25 boys and 25 girls

• 40 boys and 10 girls

• 15 boys and 35 girls

• 30 boys and 20 girls

A local bakery sells muffins for $2 each and cookies for $1 each. If a customer buys a total of 20 items and spends $32, how many muffins and cookies did they buy?

• 10 muffins and 10 cookies

• 15 muffins and 5 cookies

• 12 muffins and 8 cookies

• 5 muffins and 15 cookies

A movie theater has two types of seats: regular seats for $8 and premium seats for $12. If a total of 100 seats were sold for $960, how many of each type of seat were sold?

• 80 regular seats and 20 premium seats

• 60 regular seats and 40 premium seats

• 70 regular seats and 30 premium seats

• 50 regular seats and 50 premium seats

A bike rental shop charges a flat fee of $10 plus $2 for every hour rented. If a customer pays $26, how many hours did they rent the bike?

• 10 hours

• 3 hours

• 8 hours

• 5 hours