Real World Application System of Equations

• length = 5 cm

  width = 18cm

• length = 13 cm

  width = 5 cm

• length = 13 cm

  width = 8 cm

• length = 18 cm

  width = 5 cm

• Maximum = $200;
  Minimum = $40
• Maximum = $105;
  Minimum = $85
• Maximum = $125;
  Minimum = $70
• Maximum = $110;
  Minimum = $80

On Monday Joe 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?

• 10c + 5d = 14.25
  5c + 10d = 16.50

• 10c + 5d = 16.50
  5c + 10d = 14.25

• c + d = 10
  5c + 10d = 16.50

• c + d = 5
  5c + 10d = 16.50

Dennis 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? 

• d + n = 6.60
  .10d + .05n = 80

• d + n = 80
  d + n = 6.60

• d + n = 80
  .10d + .05n = 6.60

• d + n = 80
  .05d + .10n = 6.60

You and a friend go to Chick-Fil-A. You order 2 chicken sandwiches and 5 cookies. Your bill is $17. Your friend orders 3 chicken sandwiches and 2 cookies. Their bill is $20. How much does a chicken sandwich and a cookie cost?

• A sandwich costs $6 and a cookie costs $1.

• A sandwich costs $1 and a cookie costs $6.

• A sandwich costs $5 and a cookie costs $2.

• A sandwich costs $2 and a cookie costs $5.

David is running a concession stand at a soccer game. He sells nachos and sodas. Nachos cost $1.50 each and sodas cost $0.50 each. At the end of the game, David made a total of $78.50 and sold a total of 87 nachos and sodas combined. Which system of equations represents this situation?

• 1.5x+0.5y=78.5
  x+y=87

• 1.5x+0.5y=78.5
  1.5x+0.5y=87

• x+y=78.5
  1.5x+0.5y=87

• x+y=78.5
  x+y=87

Parkside is selling tickets for the annual play. On the first day of sales, they sold 3 adult tickets and 9 student tickets. They made $75. On the second day of sales, they sold 8 adult tickets and 5 student tickets and made $67. How much does an adult and a student ticket cost?

• An adult ticket costs $4 and a student ticket costs $7.

• An adult ticket costs $7 and a student ticket costs $4.

• An adult ticket costs $6 and a student ticket costs $3.

• An adult ticket costs $3 and a student ticket costs $6.

Michelangelo decided to order Pizza Hut last night. He purchased 3 pizzas and 2 orders of breadsticks for a total of $29.50. Donatello ordered 2 pizzas and 3 orders of breadsticks last Sunday for a total of $23. Set up a system. Let "p" represent the price per pizza and "b" represent the price of an order of breaksticks.

• 3p + 2b = 29.50
  2p + 3b = 23

• 3p + 2b = 23
  2p + 3b = 29.50

• 3b + 2p = 29.50
  2b + 3p = 23

• 5bp = 29.50
  5bp = 23

Captain America wanted to put on a community bake sale. He purchased 12 pounds of sugar and 15 pounds of flour. Iron Man noticed that they needed more ingredient and purchased 4 pounds of sugar and 10 pounds of flour. Iron Man spent $4.60, and Captain America spent $9.30. Let "s" represent the cost per pound of sugar and "f" represent the cost per pound of flour.

• 12s + 15f = 9.30
  4s + 10f = 4.60

• 12s + 15f = 4.60
  4s + 10f = 9.30

• 12f + 15s = 9.30
  4f + 10s = 4.60

• 12f + 15s = 4.60
  4f + 10s = 9.30

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?

• S + A = 530
  3S + 4A = 1740

• S + A = 530
  4S + 3A = 1740

• S + A = 1740
  3S + 4A = 530

• S + A = 1740
  4S + 3A = 530