Word Problems Using Slope-Intercept Form

A video store charges a membership fee and $2.50 per video. If you paid $67.50 for 19 videos, what's the membership fee?

Eve has collected 25 lbs of aluminum cans each week for 12 weeks. If she now has 400 lbs, how much did she start with?

A ferry charges a group of 30 people $180, and for 50 people charges $220. What is the group base fee to ride the ferry?

An electrician charges a fee of $75 plus $30 per hour of labor. Which equation models this?

A phone company charges a fee of $55 plus $0.10 per text. If the bill was $70, how many texts were made?

For babysitting, Nicole charges a flat fee of $3, plus $5 per hr. How much money will she make if she baby-sits 5 hours?

VMS started at 825 students. Each month they lose 15 students. How many are left after 5 months?

A ferry charges a group of 30 people $180, and for 50 people charges $220. How much does each person cost?

A plumber charges a service fee of $110 plus $60 per hour. What is the cost for a 6 hour job?

A cell phone company charges a monthly fee of $50 plus $15 per gigabyte of data. Which equation models this?

A t-shirt company charges a setup fee of $24 plus $7 per shirt ordered. How much for 10 shirts?

A gym charges a signup fee of $50 plus $20 per month. Which equation models this?

A plumber charges $25 for a service call plus $50 per hour of service. What will be the total cost for 10 hours of work?

A kayak rental company charges a $30 fee plus $6 per hour. If the bill was $60, how many hours was the kayak rented?

A towing service charges a fee of $80 plus $5 per mile. What is the cost for a 12 mile tow?

A rental car company charges $28 per day plus a reservation fee of $100. Which equation models this?

The water level of a river is 34 ft & it's receding 0.5 foot per day.  In how many days will the water level be 26 ft?

A caterer charges $120 to cater a party for 15 people and $200 for 25 people. How much would a party for 40 people cost?