
System of Equations- word problems
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Mathematics
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
There are 15 animals in a barn. These animals are horses and chickens. There are 44 legs in all. Which system of equations represents the situation?
4x + 2y = 44
x + y = 44
4x = y + 15
x - y = 15
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.8C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
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?
13.5x - 13y = 6
x - y = 6
3x + 7y = 13.5
3x - 7y = 13.5
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.8C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
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?
3S + 4A = 1740
4S + 3A = 1740
3S + 4A = 530
4S + 3A = 530
Tags
CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Yazzy won a bag full of money! She has 49 bills in all. She counts $1430. There are twenty dollar bills and fifty dollar bills. How many of each bill does Yazzy have? Which system best represents the situation?
20x + 50y = 49
10x + 5y = 1430
20x + 50y = 1430
x + y = 1430
Tags
CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
On Monday Jay 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?
5c + 10d = 16.50
5c + 10d = 14.25
5c + 10d = 16.50
5c + 10d = 16.50
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.8C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
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?
y = 4x
y = x + 4
y = 4x
y = x + 4
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.8C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Dishann 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?
.10d + .05n = 80
d + n = 6.60
.10d + .05n = 6.60
.05d + .10n = 6.60
Tags
CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Some students want to order shirts with their school logo. One company charges $9.65 per shirt plus a setup fee of $43. Another company charges $8.40 per shirt plus a $58 fee. Which equation represents the number of shirts when both companies charge the same amount?
y = 8.40 + x
y = 8.40x + 58
y = 8.40x
y = 8.40x - 58
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