Systems of Equations Word Problems

Nyasha collected nickles and dimes. Her piggy bank now holds 37 coins amounting to 310cents. How many nickles does she have?

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Ben and Carter together weigh 200 pounds. Carter's weight is 20 pounds less than thrice Ben's weight. Find Carter's weight?

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A tennis coach took his team out for lunch and bought 8 hamburgers and 5 fries for $24. The players were still hungry so the coach bought 3 more hamburgers and 5more fries for $11. Find the cost of one hamburger

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Bob bought 24 hockey tickets for $83. Adult tickets cost $5.50 and child tickets cost $2. How many adult tickets did he buy?

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 50 feet. The width is 5 less than the length. Find the area of the rectangular garden.

Mr K's quiz is worth 10 points. The test has 6 questions , some questions are worth 2 points and others 1 point. How many questions are worth 2 points?

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

A seafood restaurant owner orders perch and salmon. Perch is $4 per pound and Salmon is $3 per pound. He wants to buy 50 pounds of fish with $170. How many pounds of salmons will he order.

Let perch be x and salmon be y

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Solve

2x-y=11

6x-3y=15

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

Solve for x

7x= 3y+45

4x+5y=19

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.6

Solve for x

3x+2y=26

x+3=y

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.6