Ticket Sales and Savings: Equations in Action!

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 each and student tickets cost $5 each. If the total revenue from selling 30 tickets is $200, how many adult and student tickets were sold?

• 10 adult tickets and 20 student tickets

• 20 adult tickets and 10 student tickets

• 5 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

• 15 adult tickets and 15 student tickets

Maria and John are saving money for a concert. Maria has $50 and saves $10 each week, while John has $30 and saves $15 each week. How many weeks will it take for them to have the same amount of money?

• 2 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 8 weeks

• 4 weeks

A farmer has chickens and cows. If the total number of animals is 50 and there are 140 legs in total, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 30 chickens and 20 cows

• 15 chickens and 35 cows

• 40 chickens and 10 cows

• 25 chickens and 25 cows

In a bookstore, a novel costs $12 and a magazine costs $5. If a customer buys a total of 10 items and spends $90, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 6 novels and 4 magazines

• 4 novels and 6 magazines

• 3 novels and 7 magazines

• 5 novels and 5 magazines

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are collecting stickers. Alex has 20 stickers and collects 3 more each week, while Jamie has 10 stickers and collects 5 more each week. After how many weeks will they have the same number of stickers?

• 10 weeks

• 3 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 7 weeks

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer pays $50 for a rental, how many miles did they drive?

• 100 miles

• 120 miles

• 75 miles

• 50 miles

A local gym offers two membership plans. Plan A costs $25 per month and Plan B costs $15 per month plus a one-time fee of $60. If a customer wants to spend the same amount on both plans, how many months will they need to compare?

• 10 months

• 8 months

• 4 months

• 6 months

In a fruit market, apples cost $2 each and bananas cost $1 each. If a customer buys a total of 15 fruits and spends $24, how many apples and bananas did they buy?

• 9 apples and 6 bananas

• 10 apples and 5 bananas

• 7 apples and 8 bananas

• 8 apples and 7 bananas

A movie theater sells popcorn for $5 and drinks for $3. If a family spends $36 on 8 items, how many popcorns and drinks did they buy?

• 7 popcorns and 1 drink

• 5 popcorns and 3 drinks

• 4 popcorns and 4 drinks

• 6 popcorns and 2 drinks

A gardener is planting flowers and shrubs. If the total number of plants is 40 and the total cost is $200, with flowers costing $4 each and shrubs costing $8 each, how many flowers and shrubs did the gardener plant?

• 30 flowers and 10 shrubs

• 25 flowers and 15 shrubs

• 35 flowers and 5 shrubs

• 20 flowers and 20 shrubs