Solving Variable Equations: Real-Life Word Problems

Solving Variable Equations: Real-Life Word Problems

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Solving Variable Equations: Real-Life Word Problems

Solving Variable Equations: Real-Life Word Problems

Assessment

Quiz

English, Mathematics

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
7.EE.B.4A, 6.EE.B.7, 8.EE.C.7B

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Anthony Clark

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $3 each. If you buy 5 pencils and 2 erasers, how much do you spend? Write an equation to represent the total cost and solve for the total amount spent.

$14

$10

$16

$12

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Maria has twice as many marbles as John. If John has x marbles, write an equation to represent the number of marbles Maria has and solve for x if the total number of marbles is 30.

20

10

15

5

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If you drove m miles, write an equation for the total cost and find out how many miles you can drive if you want to spend $70.

100 miles

200 miles

150 miles

50 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a classroom, the number of boys is 3 less than twice the number of girls. If there are g girls, write an equation to represent the number of boys and solve for g if there are 15 boys in total.

6

9

12

18

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A baker makes cookies and sells them for $1 each. If he sells x cookies, he makes $20 more than he spends on ingredients, which cost $15. Write an equation to find out how many cookies he sold.

40

35

25

30

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A gardener has 4 times as many flowers as shrubs. If the total number of flowers and shrubs is 60, write an equation to represent the relationship and solve for the number of shrubs.

15

20

8

12

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A video game costs $60. If you have a discount of $15, write an equation to find out how much you will pay after the discount and solve for the final price.

$30

$45

$60

$50

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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