Accelerated 8 Lesson 5

Accelerated 8

January 27, 2021

Jorge only has dimes and nickels in his piggy bank. He has a total of 77 coins. The value of the coins is $6.95. How many nickels and dimes does he have?

• This problem needs two equations.

• First, an equation to talk about the number of coins.

• Second, an equation to talk about the amount of money.

Marcus purchased 3 pounds of apples and 4 pounds of strawberries for a total of $12.50. Shannon purchased 5 pounds of apples and 1 pound of strawberries for a total of $13.75. What is the cost of one pound of apples? One pound of strawberries?

• This problem needs two equations.

• First, an equation to talk about Marcus.

• Second, an equation to talk about Shannon.

The school that Shreya goes to is selling tickets to a spring musical. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 5 child tickets for a total of $75. The school took in $72 on the second day by selling 4 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. Find the price of a senior citizen ticket and the price of a child ticket.

• This problem needs two equations.

• First, an equation to talk about ticket sales on day 1.

• Second, an equation to talk about ticket sales on day 2.

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Multiple Choice

Linda's online used book store charges $5.00 per paperback book, plus $7.00 for shipping. Barbara's online used book store charges based on this table. Who charges more for shipping and how much more does that store charge?

• Linda's online used book store charges $1.50 more for shipping.

• Linda's online used book store charges $3.00 more for shipping.

• Barbara's online used book store charges $3.50 more for shipping.

• Barbara's online used book store charges $3.00 more for shipping.

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