Algebra IB Name:

Chap. 1 Word Problem Practice Date:

Write and solve equations for the following problems.

1) Bob has $32. How many hours can he skate if skating costs $2.50 per hour plus $7?

2) A rental shop charges an $8 fee plus an hourly fee to rent a bike. If you spent $29 to rent the bike for 7 hours, then how much was the hourly fee?

3) The minimum wage in 2003 was $5.15. This was $.40 more than the minimum wage in 1996. What was the minimum wage in 1996?

4) James took two math tests. He scored 86 points on the second test. This was 18 points higher than his score on the first test. Find the score James received on the first test.

5) The noontime temperature was 29°F. This was 4°F lower than predicted. Determine the predicted noontime temperature.

6) For two weeks, Gabrielle raised money by selling magazines. She raised $72 during the second week, which brought her total to $122. Find how much Gabrielle raised during the first week.

7) Brenda runs 2 miles more each week than Clint. How many miles do they each run per week if the sum of their mileage is 32 miles?

8) Tom weighs twice as much as his dog. Together they weigh 246 lbs. How much do they each weigh?

x + 2

9) The cost of a party is $966. How many people attended if it cost $42 per person?

10) According to the 2010 census, the number of people per square mile in Florida was about 254 more than the number of people per square mile in Texas. How many people per square mile were there in Texas if Florida had 350 people per square mile?

11) If a cat’s maximum speed is 30 mi/h, and that is 1000 times faster than a snail, then find the maximum speed of a snail.

12) A cheetah’s maximum speed of 70 mi/h is x times faster than a Black Mamba snake’s maximum speed of 20 mi/h. How many times faster is a cheetah than a Black Mamba snake?

13) The perimeter of a rectangle is 20 inches. The length is four inches more than the width. Find its length and width.

14) A mountain biker covered a distance of 140 miles in a race. It took seven hours to finish the race. What was the biker’s average speed?

15) A printing company charges $42 plus $.05 per page. Another company just charges $.08 per page. How many pages would a printing job have to be so that the two companies would cost the same?

16) A printing company charges $6 plus $.07 per page. Another company charges $24 plus $.04 per page. For how many pages will the costs be the same regardless of which company is used?

17) A number decreased by negative two is equal to 21. Find the number.

18) The product of a number and -2.5 is 60. Find the number.

19) Tina is four years younger than twice her brother Jeff’s age. How old is Jeff if Tina is 12?

BONUS:20) For her book club, Sharon reads for the same amount of time each day. How many minutes did she read each day if she spent a total of six hours reading for the past eight days?