Real-Life Algebra: Solve & Verify Your Answers!

A store sells pencils for $2 each and erasers for $3 each. If a student buys a total of 10 items and spends $24, how many pencils and erasers did they buy?

• 4 pencils and 6 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

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?

• John has 12 marbles and Maria has 24 marbles.

• John has 15 marbles and Maria has 21 marbles.

• John has 10 marbles and Maria has 26 marbles.

• John has 18 marbles and Maria has 18 marbles.

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer paid $70, how many miles did they drive?

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

In a school, the number of boys is 5 more than twice the number of girls. If there are 35 students in total, how many boys and girls are there?

• 20 boys and 15 girls

• 30 boys and 5 girls

• 15 boys and 20 girls

• 25 boys and 10 girls

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If a baker uses 12 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar does he need?

• 10 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of sugar

• 6 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of sugar

A gardener has a rectangular garden that is 4 meters longer than it is wide. If the perimeter of the garden is 28 meters, what are the dimensions of the garden?

• Width: 6 meters, Length: 10 meters

• Width: 7 meters, Length: 11 meters

• Width: 4 meters, Length: 8 meters

• Width: 5 meters, Length: 9 meters

A movie theater sells adult tickets for $10 and child tickets for $6. If a family buys 3 adult tickets and 2 child tickets, how much do they spend in total?

• 45

• 42

• 50

• 38

Liam is 4 years older than his sister. If the sum of their ages is 20, how old is each of them?

• Liam is 10 years old and his sister is 6 years old.

• Liam is 14 years old and his sister is 10 years old.

• Liam is 12 years old and his sister is 8 years old.

• Liam is 16 years old and his sister is 12 years old.

A train travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How long will it take to travel 180 miles?

• 3 hours

• 5 hours

• 4 hours

• 2 hours

A box contains red and blue balls. If there are 3 times as many blue balls as red balls and the total number of balls is 40, how many red and blue balls are there?

• 10 red balls and 30 blue balls

• 20 red balls and 20 blue balls

• 5 red balls and 35 blue balls

• 15 red balls and 25 blue balls