Practical Problems Mystery 1-5

The concession stand sells items during the football game. A soda costs $2.50 and candy bars are $0.75 each. You are going to purchase one soda and some candy bars. How many candy bars can you buy if you have $7 to spend?

Farnsworth High School is planning for an awards ceremony. The gym at the school holds 1,526 people. There are 254 seats already taken (42 teachers and 212 students). How many guests can each student invite?

Marshall needs a grade higher than 80 on his English test in order to play in the game tomorrow. He knows that he correctly answered the extra credit question, earning himself 5 points. If each question is worth 3 points, what is the fewest number of questions Marshall can answer correctly and earn above an 80?

Solve 3x + 5 > 80

Marissa went to the mall with $50. She promised her mother that she would come home with at least $20. Marissa loves the earrings for sale for $8.99 at Claire’s. How many pair of earrings can Marissa buy and still have at least $20 left?

Cindi has $400 in her bank account. Each week she withdraws $15 for spending money. After how many weeks will her bank balance drop below $300?