6-5 System Word Problems

On Monday Joe bought 10 cups of coffee and 5 doughnuts for his office at the cost of $16.50.   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

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

At a restaurant the cost for a breakfast taco and a small glass of milk is $2.10. The cost for 2 tacos and 3 small glasses of milk is $5.15. If a system of equations is written, which would be the correct representation of the 2 variables? 

• t: # of tacos
  m: # of glasses of milk
• t: Cost of each taco
  m: Cost of each glass of milk
• t: total cost
  m: # of food items
• t: Cost of each glass of milk
  m: Cost of each taco

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Two brothers went shopping at a back-to-school sale. The younger brother spent $175 on 7 new shirts and 7 pairs of pants. The older brother purchased 6 new shirts and 7 pairs of pants 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

The sum of Mr. Micklow and Ms. Craft's age is 55. The difference is 3. Find their ages.

• 26 and 23

• 26 and 29

• 20 and 35

• 9 and 6

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Find two numbers that add to be 15 and subtract to be 3.

• 8 and 7

• 2 and 13

• 9 and 6

• 7 and 4

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Lisa and Tammy are selling items at the craft show.  Which might be a reasonable solution from the graph showing the number of items sold when they both have earned the same amount?

• (1, 12)
• (3, 19)
• (5, 25)
• (0, 10)

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

Josh is thinking of two numbers.  Their sum is -10 and their difference is -2.  Which system of equations represents the situation?

• x - y = -10
  x + y = -2
• x = -2 
  y = 5
• x + y = -2
  x - y = -10
• x + y = -10
  x - y = -2

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

The difference of a and b is 3. The sum of the variables is 13. Find the numbers.

• a = 7
  b = 10
• a = 8
  b = 5
• a = 10
  b = 13

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.6

How many solutions will this system have?

• No solution

• One Solution

• Infinitely Many Solutions

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8A