MODELING WITH LINEAR EQUATIONS WORD PROBLEMS WORKSHEET

Problem 1 :

In 1995, Orlando, Florida, was about 175,000. At that time, the population was growing at a rate of about 2000 per year.

Write an equation, in slope-intercept form to find Orlando’s population for any year.

i) Predict what Orlando’s population will be in 2010.

Solution

Problem 2 :

Couples are marrying later. The median age of men who tied the knot for the first time in 1970 was 23.2. In 1998, the median age was 26.7.

Write an equation, in slope intercept form to predict the median age that men marry M for any year t. 

i) Use the equation to predict the median age of men who marry for the first time in 2005.

Solution

Problem 3 :

The cost for 7 dance lessons is $82. The cost for 11 lessons is $122. Write a linear equation, slope-intercept form, to find the total cost C for L lessons.

i)  Use the equation to find the cost of 4 lessons.

Solution

Problem 4 :

It is 76º F at the 6000-foot level of a mountain, and 49º F at the 12,000-foot level of the mountain.

Write a linear equation, in slope-intercept form, to find the temperature T at an elevation e on the mountain, where e is in thousands of feet.

i) Use the equation to predict the temperature at an elevation of 20,000 feet.

Solution

Problem 5 :

Between 1990 and 1999, the number of movie screens in the United States increased by about 1500 each year. In 1996, there were 29,690 movie screens.

Write an equation of a line, in slope-intercept form, to find the total number of screens y for any year x.

i) Predict the number of movie screens in the United States in 2005.

Solution

Problem 6 :

A construction company charges $15 per hour for debris removal, plus a one-time fee for the use of a trash dumpster. The total fee for 9 hours of service is $195.

Write an equation of a line, in slope-intercept form, to find the total fee y for any number of hours x.

i) What is the fee for the use of a trash dumpster for 5 hours?

Solution