Applications Systems of Equations

An MLB stadium sells three types of tickets. Reserved tickets are sold for $20 each, field level tickets are sold for $50 each, and box seat tickets are sold for $100 each. You purchase 10 total tickets for $370. You have twice as many reserved tickets as field level tickets. Set up the system using the variables

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.

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.

The solution to a system of equations is any ordered pair that makes both equations true. 

• TRUE

• FALSE

Two brothers went shopping at a back-to-school sale where all shirts and shorts were the same price. The younger brother spent $175 on 7 new shirts and 7 pairs of shorts. The older brother purchased 6 new shirts and 7 pairs of shorts and paid a total of $165. How much did one shirt cost?

• $5

• $10

• $15

• $20

Amy sold 10 packages of sugar cookies and 2 packages of oatmeal cookies for $56. Adam sold 9 packages of sugar cookies and 3 packages of oatmeal cookies for $60. What is the price of one pack of sugar cookies and one pack of oatmeal cookies?

• Sugar Cookies $5

  Oatmeal Cookies $3

• Sugar Cookies $4

  Oatmeal Cookies $8

• Sugar Cookies $2

  Oatmeal Cookies $6

• Sugar Cookies $3

  Oatmeal Cookies $6

When we add two numbers, x, and y, we get 14. When we subtract the two numbers, we get 8. What are the two numbers?

• The two numbers are 11 and 3.

• The two numbers are 9 and 5.

• The two numbers are 7 and 7.

• The two numbers are 4 and 10.

The math club is taking a trip to the MoMath Museum in NYC. Manassas Park rented 2 vans and 3 buses. They took 200 students. Prince William rented 4 vans and 10 buses. They took 600 students. How many students does a van and bus hold?

• A van holds 25 students and a bus holds 50 students.

• A van holds 50 students and a bus holds 25 students.

• A van holds 35 students and a bus holds 45 students.

• A van holds 45 students and a bus holds 35 students.

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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• 10

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• 100

• 17

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