Solving Equations- Word Problems | 828 plays

1.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

1. We are going to manufacture Whats-Its. The Whats-It machine costs $4000.It also costs $5 for materials and labor for each Whats-It. We are planning to sell our Whats-Its for $12 each. How many Whats-Its must we sell in order to breakeven?
What is the expression for cost?

4000+5

4000x + 5

5x + 4000

4000x + 5x

2.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

1. We are going to manufacture Whats-Its. The Whats-It machine costs $4000.It also costs $5 for materials and labor for each Whats-It. We are planning to sellour Whats-Its for $12 each. How many Whats-Its must we sell in order to breakeven? What is the expression for revenue?

12x

4000x + 5x + 12x

12

12x + 5

3.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

1. We are going to manufacture Whats-Its. The Whats-It machine costs $4000.It also costs $5 for materials and labor for each Whats-It. We are planning to sellour Whats-Its for $12 each. How many Whats-Its must we sell in order to breakeven?

571.42

572

570. 63

571

4.

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

Brian and Amy invest $2700 to start a hair cutting business. Each hair cut costs them $1.50 (supplies). They charge their customer $15 for each cut.

How many hair cuts until they breakeven?

200 hair cuts

22 hair cuts

2700 hair cuts

15

5.

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

At a local ballpark a team charges $10 per ticket. The team must pay its players $4000. It costs the owners $6 for each souvenir they give away.

How many tickets must be sold to break even.

1000 tickets

10,000 tickets

600 tickets

660 tickets

6.

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

At a local concert hall, the owner charges $7 per ticket. The owner must pay his band $1200. Every customer receives a brochure that costs the owner $2 for each person.

How many people must attend for him to breakeven?

240 people

170 people

600 people

133 people

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

WRITE AN EQUATION
You bought a magazine for $5 and four
erasers. You spent a total of $29. How
much did each eraser cost?

5 + x = 29

-5 - 4x = -29

5x = 29

29 - 5 = -4x

8.

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

WRITE AN EQUATION

Imani spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?

x/2 + 4 = 12

x/2 - 4 = 12

12 - 4 = x

12 - 4 = -x/2

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

WRITE AN EQUATION
For a field trip 4 students rode in cars and the rest filled nine buses. How many students were in each bus if 472 students were on the trip?

4x=472

9x=472

4+9x=472

4+x=472

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

After paying $5.12 for a salad, Norachai has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

n + $5.12 = $27.10

n - $5.12 = $27.10

n - $5.12 = -$27.10

$5.12 - n = $27.10

11.

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

Mary earns $14 per hour. Which equation represents how many hours she worked to earn $112?

14h = 112

14 / h = 112

h + 14 = 112

h - 14 = 112

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Joe's BBQ sells BBQ by the pound. Michelle buys $8.75 worth of sides and then 6 pounds of barbeque. If her total bill was $40.55, how much was each pound of barbeque?

$5.30

$3.95

$8.22

$5.32

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Jason says that 10 less than one third of his age is 11 years old. How old is Jason?

3 years old

7 years old

57 years old

63 years old

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Rachel and Sharon are splitting up their Pokemon cards. Rachel has 4 fewer than 3 times as many as Sharon. Together they have 100 cards. Which equation could be used to solve for how many cards Sharon had originally?

n + (3n - 4) = 100

n - (3n - 4) = 100

n + (4 - 3n) = 100

4 - 3n = 100

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Maria has 25 dollars. She has to buy a gallon of milk which costs $3.50. She wants to spend the rest of her money on cereal. If each box of cereal costs $4.50, how many can she purchase?

4 boxes

5 boxes

6 boxes

7 boxes

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Diego scores 11 more points than Travis. Together they score 21 points. How many points did each person score?

Diego: 11, Travis: 10

Diego: 10, Travis: 11

Diego: 5, Travis: 16

Diego: 16, Travis: 5

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