Equations in Action: Translate & Solve Real-World Problems

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. If they sold a total of 50 tickets for $400, how many adult and student tickets were sold?

• 30 adult tickets and 20 student tickets

• 25 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

• 40 adult tickets and 10 student tickets

• 35 adult tickets and 15 student tickets

Maria and John are saving money for a concert. Maria has $20 more than John. Together, they have $120. How much money does each person have?

• John has $50 and Maria has $70.

• John has $60 and Maria has $80.

• John has $30 and Maria has $90.

• John has $40 and Maria has $60.

A farmer has chickens and cows. The total number of animals is 30, and there are 80 legs in total. How many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 15 chickens and 15 cows

• 10 chickens and 20 cows

• 20 chickens and 10 cows

• 25 chickens and 5 cows

In a bookstore, a novel costs $15 and a magazine costs $5. If a customer buys a total of 10 items for $100, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 3 novels and 7 magazines

• 6 novels and 4 magazines

• 4 novels and 6 magazines

• 5 novels and 5 magazines

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are collecting stamps. Alex has 3 more stamps than Jamie. Together, they have 27 stamps. How many stamps does each friend have?

• Alex has 12 stamps and Jamie has 15 stamps.

• Alex has 20 stamps and Jamie has 7 stamps.

• Alex has 15 stamps and Jamie has 12 stamps.

• Alex has 10 stamps and Jamie has 17 stamps.

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

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

A local gym offers two membership plans. Plan A costs $30 per month, and Plan B costs $20 per month plus a one-time fee of $60. If a customer paid $120, which plan did they choose and for how many months?

• Plan B for 4 months

• Plan A for 3 months

• Plan A for 4 months or Plan B for 3 months

• Plan A for 2 months

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

• 7 apples and 8 bananas

• 9 apples and 6 bananas

• 8 apples and 7 bananas

• 10 apples and 5 bananas

A concert hall has two types of seating: regular seats for $25 and VIP seats for $50. If 200 seats were sold for a total of $8000, how many regular and VIP seats were sold?

• 50 regular seats and 150 VIP seats

• 100 regular seats and 100 VIP seats

• 80 regular seats and 120 VIP seats

• 90 regular seats and 110 VIP seats

A school is organizing a field trip. The cost for a student is $15, and for a teacher, it is $10. If they collected $600 from 40 people, how many students and teachers went on the trip?

• 40 students and 0 teachers

• 10 students and 30 teachers

• 20 students and 20 teachers

• 30 students and 10 teachers