Linear Systems Word Problems

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, which system best represents the situation?

• x + y = 6

  14.80x + 17y = 91

• x + y = 91

  14.80x + 17y = 6

• x + y = 6

  14.80y + 17x = 91

• x + y = 91

  14.80x+ 17y = 6

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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. Solve the system:
x + y = 21
6x + 4y = 104

• (10, 11)
• (12, 9)
• (11, 10)
• (9, 12)

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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. Which system of equations represents this situation?

• (35, 52)
• (18, 69)
• ( 52, 35) 
• (61, 26)

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The equations of two lines are 6x + y = 26 and y = 2x + 10. If the solution is (2, y), what is the value of y? 

• 14
• 4
• 6
• 2

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The sum of Mr. Micklow and Ms. Craft's age is 55. The difference is 3. Ms. Craft is older than Mr. Micklow. How old is Ms. Craft?

• 23

• 26

• 29

• 32

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x-y=11
2x+y=19

• (10,-1)
• (-1,10)
• (3,-4)
• (6,7)

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If a system of equations has no solution, what does the graph look like? 

• intersecting lines
• parallel lines
• skew lines
• intersecting lines

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Solve y=4x+9 and y=4x -5

• (2,3)

• No Solution

• IMS

• (4,-2)

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Alexandra finds that she can give 3 haircuts and 2 hair dyes in 315 minutes. Giving 2 haircuts and 4 hair dyes takes 450 minutes.  Which system of equations represents the situation?

• 3x + 2y = 315
  2x + 4y = 450
• 3x + 2y = 450
  2x + 4y = 315
• 2x + 2y = 315
  3x + 4y = 450

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Christian had brochures printed for a new business venture. Christian originally ordered 4 boxes of black-and-white brochures and 3 boxes of color brochures, which cost a total of $134. After those ran out, Christian spent $120 on 3 boxes of black-and-white brochures and 3 boxes of color brochures. Which system represents this situation?

• x+y=134
  x+y=120
• 3x+3y=134
  4x+3y=120
• 4x+3y=134
  3x+3y=120
• 7xy=134
  6xy=120

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