Problem Solving - Quiz Quiz

Question 1

Iola has 75 dollars She buys a pair of shoes on sale for one-half off and a pair of socks for 6 dollars She has 32 dollars left. Which equation can be used to find x , the regular price of the shoes?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: 1 half x plus 6 plus 32 is equal to 75

Question 2

Sorrel has 54 beads, and 16 of them are red. Of the remaining beads, half are yellow and half are green. How many yellow beads does she have?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: 19 beads

Question 3

Read the word problem. Jill had 90 dollars She bought a skirt that normally costs 42 dollars but was on sale for half price. She also bought a T-shirt that was 8 dollars off its regular price. Before sales tax, the total cost of the clothes was 31 dollars What was the regular price of the T-shirt? What question is being asked in this word problem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: How much does the T-shirt normally cost?

Question 4

The length of a rectangle is three times longer than its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 16 feet. If x represents the width of the rectangle in feet, which equation can be used to find its value?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: 3 x plus 3 x plus x plus x is equal to 16

Question 5

Read the word problem. A parking garage charges 3 dollars for each of the first three hours. After three hours, the charge is 7 dollars per hour. What is the total cost for five hours of parking? Which strategy would help solve this word problem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Write the equation  open paren 3 times 3 dollars close paren plus open paren 2 times 7 dollars close paren is equal to total cost of five hours .

Question 6

For a school drama performance, student tickets cost 5 dollars each and adult tickets cost 10 dollars each. The sellers collected 3 dollars comma 570 from 512 tickets sold. Which equation can be used to find c , the number of student tickets sold?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: 10 times open paren 512 minus c close paren plus 5 c is equal to 3 comma 570

Question 7

Read the word problem. Chan rows at a rate of eight miles per hour in still water. On Wednesday, it takes him three hours to row upstream from his house to the park. He rows back home, and it takes him two hours. What is the speed of the current? Which of the following is a clue that would help solve this word problem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: The rate of Chan’s rowing in still water is 8 mph.

Question 8

Six times a number is at least four less than eight times the number. If x represents the number, which will help find the number?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: 6 x is greater than or equal to 8 x minus 4

Question 9

Read the word problem. Soni has 196 pencils. If she puts equal amounts of pencils into eight boxes, she has four pencils left. How many pencils does she put in each box? Which strategy could help solve this word problem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: If  x  represents the number of pencils per box, solve the equation  8 x plus 4 is equal to 196 .

Question 10

One-third of a number decreased by six equals eight. What is the number?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: 42

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