Linear word problems

1.

68 less than 5 times a number is equal to the number. Find the number.

2.

When 142 is added to a number, the result is 64 more than 3 times the number.
Find the number.

3.

Jena works at a retail shop. She is paid RM10 per hour, plus RM3 for each item she
sells.
a)
How much does Jenna make in one hour if she sells 5 items during that hour?
b)
How many items would Jenna need to sell in an hour to make RM43 during
that hour?

4.

Malik has opened a computer store . He make RM27 on every computer he sells
and his monthly expences are RM10,000. What is the monthly number of
computer he needs to sell in a month to make a profit of RM5000?

5.

At an art exibition , Nabila purchased three paintings and an art book that cost
RM15. In total, Nabila spent RM90. Find the cost of a single painting if they all had
the same price

6.

X-Call Phone Company advertises service for 3 cents per minute plus a monthly
fee of RM29.95. If Pians phone bill for October was RM38.95, find the number of
minutes he used.

7.

Qairi was shopping at a used book sale where all books were selling at the same
price. He bought six science fiction books and eight mysteries. He also decided to
buy a poster for RMM2.40. In total, Qairi spent RM8.70. What was the price of a
single book?

8.

Mr Rafiq and Ms Sabrina belong to different local gyms. Mr Rafiq pays RM35 per
month and a one-time registration fee of RM150. Ms Sabrina pays only RM25 per
month but had to pay a RM75 registration fee. After how many months will Mr
Rafiq and Ms Sabrina have spent the same amount on their gym memberships?

9.

Ulani has an older sister and a younger sister. Her older sister is one year more
than twice Ulanis age. Ulanis younger sister is three years younger than she is.
The sum of their three ages is 26. Find Ulanis age.

10.

A sale at a local grocery store was offering all fruit at the same price per kilogram.
Varnie bought 1.5 kilogarm of rambutan and 3.5 kilogram of langsat. She used a
50 cents off coupon and ended up spending exactly RM5.00. What was the price
per kg for the fruit that Varnie bought?

11.

The length of a rectangular garden is three feet more than twice its width.
(a)
If the width of this garden is given by w then write an expression, in terms
of w,for the length, l, of the garden.

(b)
(c)

Write an expression, in terms of w, for the perimeter of the garden.

Remember, the perimeter is the sum of the two widths and the two lengths.
If the perimeter of the garden is 114 feet, then what is the width of the
garden?

12.

RM1400 is divided between two accounts. One account pays 3% interest, while the
other pays 4% interest. At the end of one interest period, the interest earned was
RM50. How much was invested in each account?

13.

The admission fee at a famaous water theme park is RM15.00 for children
and RM40.00 for adults. On a certain day, 2200 people enter the fair and RM50500 is
collected. How many children and how many adults attended?

14.

Diane knows a phone call to a friend costs 50 cents for the first 3 minutes and 15
cents for each additional minute. Find the cost of a 30-minute call.

15.

Suppose a 5-minute overseas call costs RM5.91 and a 10-minute call costs
RM10.86. How long can you talk on the phone if you have RM12 to spend?

16.

At the market, Zian bought a bunch of bananas for RM0.35 per kilogram and a
frozen pizza for RM4.99. The total for Zians purchase was RM6.04 . How many
kilograms of bananas did Zian buy?

17.

Yasir went to the store to buy gardening supplies. A bag of fertiliser was RM3.99
and green vegetable seeds cost 75 cents per packet. He bought one bag of
fertiliser and some packs of seeds and spent a total of RM12.24 .How many packs
of seed did Yasir buy?

18.

The cost of a pencil is 25 cents more than the cost of a eraser. If the cost of 8
pencils and 10 erasers is RM12.80, find the cost of each.

19.

In a class of 42 students, the number of boys is 2/5 of the girls. Find the number of
boys and girls in the class.

20.

My mother is 12 years more than twice my age. After 8 years, my mothers age
will be 20 years less than three times my age. Find my age and my mothers age.