FREE NJGPA Creating and Solving Equations and Inequalities Questions and Answers

Question 1

A plumber charges a flat fee of $50 for a service call, plus $75 per hour of work. If a customer's total bill was $425, which equation could be used to find the number of hours, h, the plumber worked?

Accepted Answer

75h + 50 = 425

Answer

50h + 75 = 425

Answer

75h - 50 = 425

Answer

50(h + 75) = 425

Question 2

Maria is saving for a new laptop that costs $1,200. She has already saved $450. She earns $15 per hour at her part-time job. What is the minimum number of hours she must work to afford the laptop?

Accepted Answer

50 hours

Answer

45 hours

Answer

75 hours

Answer

80 hours

Question 3

A school sold 300 tickets for a play. Student tickets cost $5 each and adult tickets cost $8 each. If the school collected a total of $1,950, how many adult tickets were sold?

Accepted Answer

150

Answer

100

Answer

125

Answer

200

Question 4

Gym A charges a $100 membership fee plus $20 per month. Gym B charges a $50 membership fee plus $30 per month. After how many months will the total cost of both gyms be the same?

Accepted Answer

5 months

Answer

3 months

Answer

8 months

Answer

10 months

Question 5

Kevin has a $50 gift card to an online music store. Each song costs $1.29. He must have at least $10 remaining on the card to keep the account active. What is the maximum number of songs he can buy?

Accepted Answer

31

Answer

30

Answer

38

Answer

39

Question 6

A car rental company charges $40 per day plus $0.25 per mile driven. If a person rents a car for 3 days and their total bill is $270, how many miles did they drive?

Accepted Answer

600 miles

Answer

520 miles

Answer

580 miles

Answer

1080 miles

Question 7

A group of friends wants to go to an amusement park. There is a one-time parking fee of $25, and each ticket costs $60. If they have a total budget of $500, what is the maximum number of people that can go?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

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A plumber charges a flat fee of $50 for a service call, plus $75 per hour of work.If a customer's total bill was $425, which equation could be used to find the number of hours, h, the plumber worked?

A plumber charges a flat fee of $50 for a service call, plus $75 per hour of work.
If a customer's total bill was $425, which equation could be used to find the number of hours, h, the plumber worked?