Linear Equations Word Problems

A bakery sells cupcakes for $2 each and cookies for$3 each. If the bakery made $240 from selling cupcakes and cookies combined, and sold twice as many cupcakes as cookies, how many cookies did the bakery sell?

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $30 plus$0.25 per mile driven. If a customer paid $60, how many miles did they drive?

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each and erasers for$1.00 each. If a total of 120 items were sold for $80, how many erasers were sold?

A school is planning a field trip. The bus company charges a flat fee of $200 plus$10 per student. If the total cost for 25 students is $300, what is the flat fee charged by the bus company?

Sam is three times as old as Jane. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 50. How old is Jane now?

A water tank can be filled by two pipes. Pipe A can fill the tank in 4 hours and Pipe B can fill the tank in 6 hours. If both pipes are opened together, how long will it take to fill the tank?

A bookstore sells novels for $15 and textbooks for$25. If a customer bought a total of 8 books and spent $170, how many novels did they buy?

A fruit seller has apples and oranges. The ratio of apples to oranges is 2:3. If there are 30 fruits in total, how many apples are there?

A train leaves a station traveling at 60 mph. Another train leaves the same station 30 minutes later traveling at 90 mph. How far from the station will the second train catch up to the first?

A gardener is planting flowers and shrubs. Each flower costs $5 and each shrub costs$8. If the gardener buys 10 plants for a total of $56, how many flowers did he buy?