Solving Linear Word Problems: Check Your Solutions!

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each. If you buy 12 pencils, how much do you spend? Check your solution by calculating the total cost again.

• $8.00

• $4.00

• $6.00

• $10.50

Maria has 3 times as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles, write an equation to represent the number of marbles Maria has and find out how many marbles she has if John has 5 marbles.

• 20

• 10

• 25

• 15

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours? Write an equation to represent this situation and check your answer by calculating the distance again.

• 90 miles

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

• 120 miles

Tom is 4 years older than his sister. If his sister is y years old, create an equation to find Tom's age and determine how old he is if his sister is 10 years old.

• 16

• 14

• 18

• 12

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch with 9 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need? Write an equation and check your solution.

• 6 cups of flour

• 10 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 8 cups of flour

The school is organizing a field trip. Each ticket costs $15. If they sell 40 tickets, how much money will they make? Write an equation to represent this and verify your answer.

• $750

• $300

• $600

• $450

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 8 flowers in each row. Write an equation to find the total number of flowers and check your solution by calculating the total again.

• 30

• 40

• 50

• 64

Lisa has $50. She spends $x on a book. Write an equation to find out how much money she has left if she spends $20. Check your solution by subtracting the amount spent from the total.

• 25

• 15

• 30

• 40

A train travels at a speed of 75 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 2.5 hours? Create an equation to represent this and verify your answer by calculating the distance again.

• 187.5 miles

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

• 175 miles

If a rectangle has a length of 10 meters and a width of x meters, write an equation to find the perimeter of the rectangle. If the perimeter is 40 meters, what is the width? Check your solution.

• 5 meters

• 10 meters

• 15 meters

• 20 meters