Marilyn spent a total of $52.34 on two new outfits. She bought two shirts for
$12.99, a pair of pants of $18.50, and a skirt. If the sales tax rate was 7.5%,
how much did she pay for the skirt?
A.
B.
C.
D.
$ 4.21
$ 7.85
$ 17.20
$ 20.84
MA.912.A.3.5: Symbolically represent and solve multi-step and real-world applications
that involve linear equations and inequalities.
John is buying raffle tickets at a basketball game. During halftime, the winning
ticket will be drawn, and the winner will receive a video game console. John
brought $50 with him to the game, but he spent $12 to get into the game and
$7 on food and a soda. If each raffle ticket costs $3.75, what is the maximum
number of raffle tickets he can buy?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
MA.912.A.3.5: Symbolically represent and solve multi-step and real-world applications
that involve linear equations and inequalities.
Juan wants to make a trail mix that contains 40% pecans. He has a bag of trail mix
that has only 25% pecans at home and another bag that contains only pecans.
How much of each should he mix together to make a 16-oz bag of trail mix that
contains 40% pecans?
A.
B.
C.
D.
8 oz of 25% trail mix and 8 oz of pecans
12 oz of pecans and 4 oz of 25% trail mix
12.8 oz of 25% trail mix and 3.2 oz of pecans
12.8 oz of pecans and 3.2 oz of 25% trail mix
MA.912.A.3.5: Symbolically represent and solve multi-step and real-world applications
that involve linear equations and inequalities.
Chocolate candy bars are on sale for $1.90 each at the supermarket. Jerome
decides to take advantage of the sale and stock up. He brought $50 with him to
the store, but he spends $3 on milk, $5 on a salad, and $2 on bread. What is the
maximum number of chocolate candy bars he can buy?
A. 19
B. 20
C. 21
D. 22
MA.912.A.3.5: Symbolically represent and solve multi-step and real-world applications
that involve linear equations and inequalities.
On Friday, Auriel had $45 in her wallet. That night, she went to the movies and
spent $9.50 on a ticket, $3.25 on a soda, and $2.75 on a box of chocolate-covered
raisins. On Saturday, she bought two used books, each for the same price. When
Auriel got home from the bookstore, she had only $2 left in her wallet. If Auriel did
not make any other purchases, and sales tax rate on the books was 7.5%, what was
the price of each book before tax?
A. $12.79
B. $13.75
C. $25.58
D. $27.50
MA.912.A.3.5: Symbolically represent and solve multi-step and real-world applications
that involve linear equations and inequalities.
Ticket sales for Friday night's theatre performance at school totaled $850. There
were a total of 145 tickets sold that night. If adult tickets cost $7.50 each and
student tickets cost $5.00 each, how many adult and student tickets were sold?
A.
B.
C.
D.
50 adult tickets and 95 student tickets
72 adult tickets and 73 student tickets
73 adult tickets and 72 student tickets
95 adult tickets and 50 student tickets
MA.912.A.3.5: Symbolically represent and solve multi-step and real-world applications
that involve linear equations and inequalities.
Jasmine earns $8.15 per hour at her part-time job. She is saving for a new
laptop that costs $1200, including taxes. If 16% of her paycheck is taken out for
taxes, what is the minimum number of hours she needs to work to have
enough money for the laptop?
A. 180
B. 176
C. 175
D. 170
MA.912.A.3.5: Symbolically represent and solve multi-step and real-world applications
that involve linear equations and inequalities.
According to the plan outlined in the
table, total annual health care costs, C,
depend on the employee’s medical
expenses for that year. If x represents
the total medical expenses of an
employee on this plan and x 500,
which of the following equations can
be used to determine this employee’s
total health care costs for that year?
MA.912.A.3.5: Symbolically represent and solve multi-step and real-world applications
that involve linear equations and inequalities.