
Systems of Equations Word Problems
Authored by Cortney Strickland
Mathematics
8th - 9th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. The school took in $52 on the second day by selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. Which equations represents the system that could be used?
2s + 3c = 52
3s + 2c = 52
s + c = 52
1s + 2c = 52
Tags
CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Last season two running backs on the Steelers football team rushed a combined total of 1550 yards. One rushed 4 times as many yards as the other. Let x and y represent the number of yards each individual player rushed. Which system of equations could be used?
y = 4x
y = x + 4
y = 4x
y = x + 4
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.8C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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. Which system of equations could be used to find the exact number of dimes and nickels?
.10d + .05n = 80
d + n = 6.60
.10d + .05n = 6.60
.05d + .10n = 6.60
Tags
CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
In a pasture, there are horses and chickens. If there are a total of 28 animals total and 80 legs total, how many chickens and horses are there?
10 horses, 18 chickens
16 horses, 12 chickens
12 horses, 16 chickens
18 horses, 10 chickens
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.8C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
David is running a concession stand at a soccer game. He sells nachos and sodas. Nachos cost $1.50 each and sodas cost $0.50 each. At the end of the game, David made a total of $78.50 and sold a total of 87 nachos and sodas combined. How many of each were sold?
35 nachos
52 sodas
18 nachos
40 sodas
52 nachos
35 sodas
61 nachos
16 sodas
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