Real-Life Linear Equations: Solve and Interpret

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

• 120 miles

• 75 miles

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

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 did they buy?

• 4

• 8

• 6

• 5

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 5 flowers and the gardener wants to plant a total of 35 flowers, how many rows will they need?

• 5

• 7

• 6

• 8

A phone plan costs $25 per month plus $0.10 per text message. If a customer’s bill is $35, how many text messages did they send?

• 50

• 75

• 120

• 100

A movie theater charges $12 for an adult ticket and $8 for a child ticket. If a family buys 3 adult tickets and 2 child tickets, how much do they spend in total?

• 52

• $60

• $48

• $40

A gym charges a $50 membership fee plus $10 per class attended. If a member pays $130, how many classes did they attend?

• 12

• 8

• 10

• 5

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If a baker uses 9 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar does he need?

• 6 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of sugar

A taxi charges a base fare of $3 plus $2 per mile. If a passenger pays $15, how many miles did they travel?

• 6 miles

• 10 miles

• 8 miles

• 4 miles

A school is selling tickets for a fundraiser. Adult tickets are $5 and student tickets are $3. If they sold a total of 100 tickets for $400, how many adult tickets were sold?

• 40

• 30

• 70

• 50

A factory produces 200 toys in 5 hours. If the production rate remains constant, how many toys will it produce in 8 hours?

• 280 toys

• 400 toys

• 250 toys

• 320 toys