A store sells pencils for $0.50 each and erasers for $0.75 each. If a student buys a total of 10 items and spends $6.00, how many pencils and erasers did they buy? Interpret your solution in the context of the problem.
Real-Life Linear Equations: Interpret & Verify Solutions

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English, Mathematics
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7th Grade
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Hard
Anthony Clark
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
4 pencils and 6 erasers
6 pencils and 4 erasers
7 pencils and 3 erasers
5 pencils and 5 erasers
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If the total number of marbles they have together is 36, how many marbles does each person have? Check your solution for accuracy.
John has 10 marbles and Maria has 26 marbles.
John has 12 marbles and Maria has 24 marbles.
John has 18 marbles and Maria has 18 marbles.
John has 15 marbles and Maria has 21 marbles.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.15 per mile driven. If a customer pays $50, how many miles did they drive? Explain your reasoning.
150 miles
100 miles
250 miles
200 miles
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a school, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:4. If there are 28 girls, how many boys are there? Verify your solution by checking the ratio.
21
24
30
18
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If he plants 5 flowers in each row and has 45 flowers, how many rows can he plant? Interpret the solution in the context of the gardening task.
9
7
10
8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you have 8 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need? Check your solution for accuracy.
6 cups of flour
2 cups of flour
5.33 cups of flour
4 cups of flour
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A movie theater has 120 seats. If 75% of the seats are filled, how many seats are empty? Explain your solution in the context of the theater's capacity.
30
20
40
50
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