Solving Real-World Problems with Graphing Equations

A local bakery sells cupcakes and cookies. The total number of cupcakes and cookies sold in one day is 150. If the bakery sold 3 times as many cupcakes as cookies, how many of each were sold?

• 120 cupcakes and 30 cookies

• 45 cupcakes and 105 cookies

• 60 cupcakes and 90 cookies

• 90 cupcakes and 30 cookies

A school is planning a field trip and has a budget of $600. The cost per student for the bus is $15, and the cost per student for admission is $20. How many students can attend the trip if all students must pay?

• 10

• 25

• 30

• 17

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are saving money for a concert. Alex saves $10 each week, while Jamie saves $15 each week. If they start with $50 and want to have the same amount saved after a certain number of weeks, how many weeks will it take?

• 1 week

• 3 weeks

• 2 weeks

• 0 weeks

A farmer has a total of 100 animals, consisting of chickens and cows. If there are 3 times as many chickens as cows, how many of each type of animal does the farmer have?

• 50 cows and 50 chickens

• 25 cows and 75 chickens

• 20 cows and 80 chickens

• 30 cows and 70 chickens

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer paid $70 for their rental, how many miles did they drive?

• 50 miles

• 200 miles

• 150 miles

• 100 miles

In a school, the number of boys is twice the number of girls. If there are 120 students in total, how many boys and girls are there?

• 80 boys and 40 girls

• 60 boys and 60 girls

• 100 boys and 20 girls

• 50 boys and 70 girls

A concert hall has two types of tickets: regular tickets for $30 and VIP tickets for $50. If the total revenue from ticket sales is $1,200 and the number of VIP tickets sold is 10, how many regular tickets were sold?

• 23

• 25

• 30

• 20

A bookstore sells novels and textbooks. The total number of books sold is 200, and the number of novels sold is 4 times the number of textbooks. How many novels and textbooks were sold?

• 100 novels and 100 textbooks

• 50 novels and 150 textbooks

• 80 novels and 120 textbooks

• 160 novels and 40 textbooks

A gym offers two types of memberships: a monthly membership for $25 and a yearly membership for $250. If a customer spent $300 on memberships, how many of each type did they purchase?

• 10 monthly memberships and 0 yearly memberships

• 0 monthly memberships and 1 yearly membership

• 5 monthly memberships and 1 yearly membership

• 6 monthly memberships and 0 yearly memberships

A movie theater sells adult and child tickets. The total number of tickets sold is 300, and the number of adult tickets sold is 2 times the number of child tickets. How many adult and child tickets were sold?

• 150 adult tickets and 150 child tickets

• 200 adult tickets and 100 child tickets

• 100 adult tickets and 200 child tickets

• 250 adult tickets and 50 child tickets