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

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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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• 7

• 10

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• 100

• 17

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