Systems of Equations - 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

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

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

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

A group was selling hot dogs and sodas before a game. Hot dogs cost $1.50 and $0.75. At the end of an hour, they sold 15 items and collected $18. How many hot dogs and sodas did the sell? Write your answer in the form (h,s)

Ms. Carter bought 7 tickets to a puppet show and spent a total of $43. Adult tickets cost $9 and children tickets cost $4. How many tickets of each type did she sell?

Write your answer in the form (a, c)

Given two numbers x and y (with x being the larger of the two), write a system of equations that model the situation. Use a semi-colon to separate the 2 equations.

Find two numbers that have a sum of 33 and a difference of 13.