Systems With Word Problems

A theatre sold 900 tickets to a concert. Floor seats cost $12 and balcony seats were $10 each. Total receipts for the concert were $9,780. How many of each type of seats were sold for the concert?

2. A theatre sold 900 tickets to a concert. Floor seats cost $12 and balcony seats were $10 each. Total receipts for the concert were $9,780. How many of each type of seats were sold for the concert?

Balcony ____________

Three bananas and two oranges sell for $1.25. Five bananas and one orange sell for $1.50. What is the cost for each type of fruit?

Banana _____________

Last year you mowed grass and shoveled snow for 10 households. You charged $200 a season to mow a yard and $180 a season to shovel snow. If you earned $1,880 last year, how many households did you mow and how many households did you shovel snow?

Last year you mowed grass and shoveled snow for 10 households. You charged $200 a season to mow a yard and $180 a season to shovel snow. If you earned $1,880 last year, how many households did you mow and how many households did you shovel snow?

Your family goes out to Chili’s for dinner. Chili’s charges $9 for an adult dinner and $5 for a child’s plate. Ten members of your family went to dinner and your bill was $66. How many adults and children ate at Chili’s?

Adults ______________

Your family goes out to Chili’s for dinner. Chili’s charges $9 for an adult dinner and $5 for a child’s plate. Ten members of your family went to dinner and your bill was $66. How many adults and children ate at Chili’s?

Mary has 18 coins with a total value of $2.85. If the coins are dimes and quarters, how many of each type of coins does Mary have?

Dimes ______________

Janie has 196 rock and country CD’s that she listens to at home. If there are 76 more rock CD’s than country CD’s, how many of each type of CD does she own?

Country _____________

Homer has four times as many hits in baseball than interceptions in football. Homer has made a total of 120 hits and interceptions. How many of each has Homer made?

Hits ________________