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SAT Word Problems Involving Algebraic Expressions Practice Questions (Free + Explanations) | Quiz 7

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Question 1 of 5

At a gym, the total cost to rent a court is modeled by a linear function of the number of hours used. The graph of this function passes through the points and , where is the number of hours and is the total cost in dollars. According to this model, what is the cost to rent the court for hours?

Explanation

First find the rate of change, or slope, of the linear function:

So the cost increases by \12(2,34)242

Then

So the cost to rent the court for hours is \58

Concept summary

For a linear model described by two points, find the slope to get the constant rate of change, then use that rate to determine the value at another input.

Question 2 of 5

For a certain gym membership, the total monthly cost in dollars is represented by the expression , where is the number of fitness classes taken that month. For another membership, the total monthly cost is represented by . For what value of will the total monthly costs of the two memberships be equal?

Explanation

Set the two cost expressions equal because the question asks when the total monthly costs are the same:

Subtract from both sides to get

Then subtract from both sides:

Divide by , so

Concept summary

When two algebraic expressions represent the same quantity under different conditions, set them equal and solve for the variable.

Question 3 of 5

A theater charges dollars for each student ticket and dollars more than that for each adult ticket. For a group visit, student tickets and adult tickets were purchased. Which expression is equivalent to the total cost, in dollars, of the tickets?

Explanation

Each student ticket costs , so student tickets cost . Each adult ticket costs , so adult tickets cost . The total is

Expanding gives

so the equivalent expression is .

Concept summary

Write separate expressions for each part of a situation, then combine and simplify to get an equivalent expression.

Question 4 of 5

A taxi company charges a total fare that depends on the number of miles traveled. The graph of the fare shows a line passing through the points and , where is the number of miles and is the total fare in dollars. Which expression represents the total fare for a ride of miles?

Explanation

First find the slope of the line using the two points:

So the fare increases by dollars per mile. That means the equation has the form . Substitute one point, such as :

So the expression for the total fare is

Concept summary

From a graph or two points on a line, find the slope and then use one point to determine the -intercept in a linear model.

Question 5 of 5

A school fundraiser sold only -dollar and -dollar raffle tickets. If every ticket sold had been a -dollar ticket, the total revenue would have been dollars less than the actual revenue. If every ticket sold had been an -dollar ticket, the total revenue would have been dollars more than the actual revenue. How many tickets were sold in all?

Explanation

Let be the number of -dollar tickets and be the number of -dollar tickets. The actual revenue is .

If all tickets had been dollars, the revenue would be , which is less than the actual revenue:

This simplifies to

so

If all tickets had been dollars, the revenue would be , which is more than the actual revenue:

This simplifies to

so

Therefore, the total number of tickets sold is

Concept summary

Model each hypothetical revenue with an expression, compare it to the actual revenue, and use the difference in ticket prices to determine how many of each type were sold.

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