Equations/Inequalities word problems

A cable company charges $60 per month plus $5.55 per movie rental.  Ms. Cowart's December cable bill was $98.85.  Which of the following equations represents this scenario?

• 60x + 5.55 = 98.85

• 60 - 5.55x = 98.85

• 60 + 5.55x = 98.85

• 5.55x = 158.85

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

The area of the rectangle on the left is 60 square inches. The length is 5 inches and the width is 3x -6 inches. Write and solve the equation using the formula for a rectangle (A=lw or A=bh) to find the value of x.

• x = 6

• x = 8

• x = 13.2

• x = 2

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Mr. John's age is six years less than four times Jamie's age.  When Mr. John is 54 years old, what is Jamie's age?

• 12 years old

• 15 years old

• 20 years old

• 24 years old

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Andrea earns $60 per day plus $4 for every sale she makes.  On Wednesday, she wants to earn at least $128.  Which best describes the number of sales she needs to make to reach her goal?

• at most 47 sales

• at most 17 sales

• at least 47 sales

• at least 17 sales

James had a collection of baseball cards.  He bought twelve more cards. A week later, a third of his entire collection was destroyed in a flood.  There are now only 15 cards left. How many baseball cards were in his original collection?  Which equation would be used to solve this situation? 

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Catrina is helping count lion populations at Reserve in Zimbabwe.  She counted 12 fewer lions on Friday than on Monday.  She counted at most 36 lions on Monday. How many lions did Catrina count on Friday?

• at most 48 lions

• at least 24 lions

• at most 24 lions

• at least 48 lions

Annie and Jamal each get paid $15 per hour with Jamal making an additional $26.50 in tips.  If together they made a total of $386.50, then how many hours did EACH person work if they both worked the same amount of hours?

• 10 hours each

• 11 hours each

• 12 hours each

• 13 hours each

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Some inequalities require you to reverse the inequality symbol in the solution.  Which inequality would follow this rule?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

The area of the rectangle on the left is 48 square inches. The length is 2 inches and the width is 2x + 6 inches. Write and solve the equation using the formula for a rectangle (A=lw or A=bh) to find the value of x.

• x = 20

• x = 17

• x = 10.5

• x = 9

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Jack and Jill each get paid $11 per hour with Jill making an additional $15.85 in tips.  If together they made a total of $235.85, then how many hours did EACH person work if they both worked the same amount of hours?

• 10 hours each

• 11 hours each

• 12 hours each

• 13 hours each

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B