Unit 5, HW#5: One-Step Equations Word Problems

An oven temperature is rising at a rate of 15 degrees each minute. How many minutes will it take the oven to rise 375 degrees?

• 25

• 35

• 21

• 15

Lake Ontario is 24,360 square miles smaller than the size of Lake Superior. If Lake Ontario is 7340 square miles, how many square miles is Lake Superior?

• 31,500

• 31,700

• 21,700

• 30,000

Camille went for a 45-minute walk. If she burned an average of 3.2 calories each minute, how many total calories did she burn?

• 134

• 124

• 100

• 144

Ramone took the SAT twice, he scored 1340 on his second try, which was 190 higher than his first score. Find his first score.

• 1150

• 1140

• 190

• 1340

Frank's dog weighs 4.25 times more than his cat weighs. If his cat weighs 13.8 pounds, how much does his dog weigh?

• 49.65 lbs

• 58.65 lbs

• 58 lbs

• 56.48lbs

The toll to cross a bridge is $1.25. If $72.50 was collected at a toll booth in one hour, how many cars went through the booth?

• 68

• 25

• 78

• 58

Five-eighths of the sixth grade students at Trinity buy their lunch. If 265 students buy their lunch, how many sixth grade students are there?

• 424

• 242

• 344

• 422

Vance is buying a new car for $23,084. If he is trading in his old car for $9,567 to go towards his new car, how much will he need to pay for his new car?

• $10,517

• $36,601

• $13,517

• $32,651

Treena flew home to visit her family for Thanksgiving and checked two suitcases. If their combined weight was 71.5 pounds and one bag weighed 47.8 pounds, find the weight of the other bag.

• 23.7 lbs

• 31 lbs

• 32.7 lbs

• 42 lbs

Ten years ago, Elijah bought shares of stock at $1.65 each. The value of the stock is now 1.4 times higher than it was when he purchased it. How much is the stock worth per share now?

• $3.05

• $0.25

• $3.21

• $2.31