Systems Word Problem Review

The talent show committee sold a total of 530 tickets in advance. Student tickets cost $3 each and the adult tickets cost $4 each. If the total receipts were $1740, how many of each type of ticket were sold?

• S + A = 530
  3S + 4A = 1740
• S + A = 530
  4S + 3A = 1740
• S + A = 1740
  3S + 4A = 530
• S + A = 1740
  4S + 3A = 530

There are 15 animals in a barn. These animals are horses and chickens. There are 44 legs in all.  Which system of equations represents the situation?

• x + y = 15
  4x + 2y = 44
• 4x + 2y = 15
  x + y = 44
• x = 2y + 44
  4x = y + 15
• 2x - 4y = 44
  x - y = 15

A piggy bank contains 18 coins consisting of only quarters and dimes. The total value of the coins is $2.85. Which system of equations can be used to determine the number of quarters, q, and the number of dimes, d, in the bag?

• 0.10q + 0.25d = 2.85

  q + d =18

• 0.10q +0.25d = 18

  q + d = 2.85

• 0.25q + 0.10d = 2.85

  q + d =18

• 0.25q + 0.10d = 18

  q + d = 2.85

Dennis mowed his next door neighbor’s lawn for a handful of dimes and nickels, 80 coins in all.  Upon completing the job he counted out the coins and it came to $6.60.  How many nickels and dimes did Dennis earn? 

• 40 nickels, 40 dimes
• 52 nickels, 28 dimes
• 28 nickels, 52 dimes
• 30 nickels, 50 dimes

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Your family goes to a restaurant for dinner. There are 6 people in your family. Some order the chicken dinner for $14.80 and some order steak for $17. If the total bill was $91, how many of each kind of dinner was purchased?

• 3 chicken, 3 steak
• 5 chicken, 1 steak
• 1 chicken, 5 steak
• 4 chicken, 2 steak

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Write the system of inequalities
Carlos works at a movie theater selling tickets. The theater has 300 seats and charges $7.50 for adults and $5.50 for children. The theater expects to make at least $2000 for each showing

• x+y≤300
  7.5x+5.5y≥2000
• x+y<300
  7.5x+5.5y≥2000
• x+y≤300
  7.5x+5.5y≤2000
• x+y>2000
  7.5x+5.5y≤300

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.12

Cullin needs to save at least $100 for homecoming.  He works 2 jobs earning $8/hour at Culvers and $25/hour mowing lawns.  He only has time to work 14 hours before homecoming. 

• x + y  ≥ 25
  x + y ≤ 8
• 100x + 25 y ≤ 100
  2x + 8y ≤ 14
• x + y ≥ 100
  8x + 25y ≤ 14
• 8x + 25y ≥ 100
  x + y ≤ 14

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

JoAnn likes her job as a baby-sitter, but it pays only $3 per hour. She has been offered a job as a tutor that pays $6 per hour. Because of school, her parents only allow her to work a maximum of 15 hours per week. How many hours can JoAnn tutor and baby-sit and still make at least $66 per week? How much does she make?

• b + t < 15
  3b + 6t > 66
• b + t > 15
  3b + 6t < 66
• 3b + 6t > 15
  b + t < 66
• 3b + 6t < 15
  b + t < 66

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

Two brothers went shopping at a back-to-school sale where all shirts and shorts were the same price. The younger brother spent no more than $175 on 7 new shirts and 7 pairs of shorts. The older brother purchased 6 new shirts and 7 pairs of shorts and did not exceed $165. How much could one shirt cost?

• $5

• $10

• $15

• $20