Applications of Systems of Equations

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.

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.

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

Mrs. Ragland went to the grocery story. On Monday, she purchased 4 apples and 6 bananas for a total of $13. On Wednesday, she purchased 3 apples and 7 bananas for a total of $13.50. Using this system, 4x + 6y = 13 3x + 7y = 13.5 find the cost of an apple and banana.

• $1.50 for an apple

  $1 for a banana

• $1 for an apple

  $1.50 for a banana

• $1.50 for an apple

  $1.25 for a banana

• $1 for an apple

  $1.25 for a banana

Nancy went to the grocery story.  On Monday she purchased 4 apples and 6 bananas for a total of $13.  On Wednesday she purchased 3 apples and 7 bananas for a total of $13.50.  Which system of equations represents the situation?

• 4x + 6y = 3
  13.5x - 13y = 6

• x + y = 4
  x - y = 6

• 4x + 6y = 13
  3x + 7y = 13.5

• 4x - 6y = 13
  3x - 7y = 13.5

Your family goes to a restaurant for dinner. There are 6 people in your family. Some order the chicken dinner for $14.80, and some order steak for $17. If the total bill was $91, which system best represents the situation? Let "c" represent the # of people who ordered chicken and "s" represent those who ordered steak.

• c + s = 6
  14.80c + 17s = 91

• c + s = 91
  14.80c + 17s = 6

• c + s = 6
  14.80s + 17c = 91

• c + s = 91
  14.80s+ 17c = 6

Caitlin won a bag full of money! She has 49 bills in all. She counts $1430. There are twenty dollar bills and fifty dollar bills. How many of each bill does Caitlin have?  Which system best represents the situation? 

• x + y = 1430
  20x + 50y = 49

• x + y = 49
  10x + 5y = 1430 

• x + y = 49
  20x + 50y = 1430

• x + y = 49
  x + y = 1430

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

Erin is 3 years younger than twice Alex's age. Their ages combined are 33 years. How old are Alex and Erin. If x=Erin's age and y=Alex's age, choose the system that matches the situation.

• x + y = 33
  y = 2x - 3

• x + y = 33
  x = 2y - 3

• x + y = 33
  x = 3 - 2y

• x + y = 3
  x = 33 - 2y