Name: ____________________________

Date: ___________

8.F.4 Word Problems (Additional Practice)

1. Carlos wanted to rent a snowboard for the day; the rental company requires a down payment as
well as a charge per hour. Carlos was had to put $4 down and was charged $14 for 5 hours.
Write a linear model ( y = mx + b) to represent this situation.
What was the charge per hour?

2. Kimberly wanted to start living a healthy lifestyle for the new year. The fitness center she decided
to join required a $1 down, plus a monthly cost. After 12 months she had paid the fitness center $37.
Write a linear model ( y = mx + b) to represent this situation.
What was the cost per month?

3. Brandon needed to call a Taxi to take him to work. The taxi company charges a pick up fee and $2
per mile. Brandon was charged $35 to travel 15 miles.
Write a linear model ( y = mx + b) to represent this situation.
What is the pick up fee?

4. Allison and her friends wanted to ride a banana boat during their beach trip this summer. She
looked into the cost of the different companies that offered banana boat rides to find the cheapest
one. One company she looked into had a $40 equipment fee and an hourly rate of $12 per hour. If
her final bill was $64, how many hours did her and her friends spend on the banana boat ride?
Write a linear model ( y = mx + b) to represent this situation.
Find how many hours Allison and her friends rented the banana boat.

5. Breann and her dad wanted to try out the new zipline place in town. The zipline company charged
an equipment rental fee and an hourly charge for being on the ziplines. The cost for one person to go
was $70 and they were ziplining for 4 hours. If they were charged $10 per hour, how much was the
equipment rental fee?
Write a linear model ( y = mx + b) to represent this situation.
Find out how much the equipment rental fee was.

6. Roxane wanted to rent a limousine for her wedding day. The limousine company charged a
downpayment of $60 plus and hourly rate. If she was charged $180 for 6 hours, how much was the
cost per hour?
Write a linear model ( y = mx + b) to represent this situation.
Find out how much the rental company charged per hour.