Applications for Systems of Equations

Two high schools planned senior trips. High school A rented 1 van and 6 buses. They took 372 students. High school B rented 4 vans and 12 buses. They took 780 students. How many students does a van and bus hold?

• A van holds 18 students and a bus holds 59 students.

• A van holds 59 students and a bus holds 18 students.

• A van holds 24 students and a bus hold 54 students.

• A van holds 54 students and a bus holds 24 students.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

When we add two numbers, x, and y, we get 12. When we subtract the two numbers, we get 4. What are the two numbers?

• The numbers are 8 and 4.

• The numbers are 6 and 6.

• The numbers are 12 and 0.

• The numbers are 11 and 1.

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CCSS.1.OA.D.8

Manassas Park is selling tickets for their fall musical. On the first day of sales, we sold 3 adult tickets and 9 student tickets. They made $75. On the second day of sales, we sold 8 adult tickets and 5 student tickets and made $67. How much does an adult and a student ticket cost?

• An adult ticket costs $4 and a student ticket costs $7.

• An adult ticket costs $7 and a student ticket costs $4.

• An adult ticket costs $6 and a student ticket costs $3.

• An adult ticket costs $3 and a student ticket costs $6.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A movie theater charges $10 for each adult ticket and $5 for each child ticket. At a showing where 150 tickets were sold, the theater collected $1200. How many child and adult tickets were sold?

• There were 90 adult tickets and 60 child tickets sold.

• There were 60 adult tickets and 90 child tickets sold.

• There were 50 adult tickets and 40 child tickets sold.

• There were 40 adult tickets and 50 child tickets sold.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

You and a friend go to Chick-Fil-A. You order 2 chicken sandwiches and 5 cookies. Your bill is $17. Your friend orders 3 chicken sandwiches and 2 cookies. Their bill is $20. How much does a chicken sandwich and a cookie cost?

• A sandwich costs $6 and a cookie costs $1.

• A sandwich costs $1 and a cookie costs $6.

• A sandwich costs $5 and a cookie costs $2.

• A sandwich costs $2 and a cookie costs $5.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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? Let "c" represent the # of people who ordered chicken and "s" represent those who ordered steak.

• c + s = 6
  14.80c + 17s = 91
• c + s = 91
  14.80c + 17s = 6
• c + s = 6
  14.80s + 17c = 91
• c + s = 91
  14.80s+ 17c = 6

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Michelangelo decided to order Pizza Hut last night. He purchased 3 pizzas and 2 orders of breadsticks for a total of $29.50. Donatello ordered 2 pizzas and 3 orders of breadsticks last Sunday for a total of $23. Set up a system. Let "p" represent the price per pizza and "b" represent the price of an order of breaksticks.

• 3p + 2b = 29.50
  2p + 3b = 23
• 3p + 2b = 23
  2p + 3b = 29.50
• 3b + 2p = 29.50
  2b + 3p = 23
• 5bp = 29.50
  5bp = 23

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

In a pasture are horses and chickens if there are a total of 28 animals and 80 legs how many chickens and horses?

• 10 horses, 18 chickens
• 16 horses, 12 chickens
• 12 horses, 16 chickens
• 18 horses, 10 chickens

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Nancy went to the grocery story.  On Monday she purchased 4 apples and 6 bananas for a total of $13.  On Wednesday she purchased 3 apples and 7 bananas for a total of $13.50.  Which system of equations represents the situation?

• 4x + 6y = 3
  13.5x - 13y = 6
• x + y = 4
  x - y = 6
• 4x + 6y = 13
  3x + 7y = 13.5
• 4x - 6y = 13
  3x - 7y = 13.5

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

The talent show committee sold a total of 530 tickets in advance. Student tickets cost $3 each and the adult tickets cost $4 each. If the total receipts were $1740, which system could be used to find how many of each type of ticket were sold?

• S + A = 530
  3S + 4A = 1740
• S + A = 530
  4S + 3A = 1740
• S + A = 1740
  3S + 4A = 530
• S + A = 1740
  4S + 3A = 530

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