Unit 3 Quiz 3: Word Problems

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? 

• 1s + 3c = 38
  2s + 3c = 52
• 3s + 1c = 38
  3s + 2c = 52
• s + c = 38
  s + c = 52
• 3s + 3c = 38
  1s + 2c = 52

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

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? 

• x + y = 1550
  y  = 4x
• x + y = 1550
  y = x + 4
• y - x = 1550
  y = 4x
• y = 1550 + x
  y = x + 4

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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? 

• d + n = 6.60
  .10d + .05n = 80
• d + n = 80
  d + n = 6.60
• d + n = 80
  .10d + .05n = 6.60
• d + n = 80
  .05d + .10n = 6.60

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

On Monday Joe bought 10 cups of coffee and 5 doughnuts for his office at the cost of $16.50.  It turns out that the doughnuts were more popular than the coffee.  On Tuesday he bought 5 cups of coffee and 10 doughnuts for a total of $14.25.  Which equations could be used to determine the cost of the coffee? 

• 10c + 5d = 14.25
  5c + 10d = 16.50
• 10c + 5d = 16.50
  5c + 10d = 14.25
• c + d = 10
  5c + 10d = 16.50
• c + d = 5
  5c + 10d = 16.50

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A sporting goods store sells left haded (x) and right handed (y) gloves. In one month, 12 gloves were sold for a total of $561. Right handed gloves cost $45 each and left handed gloves cost $52. Which system could be solved to determine the number of each type of glove sold?

• x + y = 561

  45x+52y=12

• x + y = 12

  52x+45y=561

• x + y = 12

  45x+52y=561

• x + y = 561

  52x+45y=12

Two brothers went shopping at a back-to-school sale where all shirts and shorts were the same price. The younger brother spent $175 on 7 new shirts and 7 pairs of shorts. The older brother purchased 6 new shirts and 7 pairs of shorts and paid a total of $165. How much did one shirt cost?

• $5
• $10
• $15
• $20

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Homer sells tickets for admission to your school play and collects a total of $104. Admission prices are $6 for adults and $4 for children. He sold 21 tickets total. How many of each type of ticket were sold?

• (10 adult, 11 child)

• (12 adult, 9 child)

• (11 adult, 10 child)

• (9 adult, 12 child)

Vanessa has 10 coins in quarters and nickles for a total of $1.30. How many quarters and nickles does Vanessa has?

• Four quarter and Six nickles

• Three quarters and eleven nickles

• Five quarters and One nickle

• Six quarters and Zero nickles

Steve sold 10 packs of markers and 3 packs of pencils for a total of $46. Then the next day he sold 9 packs of markers and 9 packs of pencils for $54. How much was each item?

• m = 4 and p = -2

• m = -4 and p = -2

• m = 4 and p = 2

• m = -4 and p = 2

The sum of two numbers is 31. The difference of those numbers is 5. What are the two numbers? Find the two numbers.

• 20 and 25

• 14 and 17

• 20 and 11

• 18 and 13