Systems of Equation (Elimination Method) Word Problems

During her summer break, Madisyn plans to babysit and mow lawns in order to earn money for a softball camp. She can earn $10 per hour babysitting and $20 per hour mowing lawns. With the jobs she has already booked with clients, Madisyn will earn $1650 and work a total of 100 hours. How many hours will Madisyn work at each type of job.

**Use "b" for babysitting and "m" for mowing lawns.

• b = 30 hours

  m = 70 hours

• b = 70 hours

  m = 30 hours

• b = 35 hours

  m = 65 hours

• b = 65 hours

  m = 35 hours

Lydia buys 2 pounds of ham and 4 pounds of turkey for $40. Blane buys 5 pounds of ham and 3 pound sof turkey for $51.

How much does a pound of turkey cost?

On Saturday morning Anthony went to the kid's craft at Home Depot. Meanwhile, Anthony's dad needed to get some items to make a walking path at their house.

He bought 3 bags of sand and 5 bags of concrete for $47.00. Later he realized he didn't buy enough so on Monday he bought 6 bags of sand and 2 bags of concrete for $38.00

How much is a bag of concrete?

The Amazon delivery driver is packing their van with small and large packages. The large packages weigh 40 pounds and the small packages wight 25 pounds. For safety reasons, the driver limits his van load to a total of 1,850 pounds and 65 packages. How many of each size cabinet should they pack in the truck?

• L = 50

  S = 20

• L = 20

  S = 50

• L = 50

  S = 15

• L = 15

  S = 50

Gabby and Sydney bought some pens and highlighters. Gabby bought 4 pens and 5 highlighters for $6.71. Sydney bought 5 pens and 3 highlighters for $7.12. Find the cost of each.

• The cost of a pen is $1.19 and the cost of a highlighter is $0.39.

• The cost of a highlighter is $1.19 and the cost of a pen is $0.39.

• The cost of a pen is $6.71 and the cost of a highlighter is $7.12.

• The cost of a pen is $7.12 and the cost of a highlighter is $6.71.