Solving Real-World Problems with Systems of Equations

Vicente has a total of 30 apples and oranges. If he has 10 more apples than oranges, how many apples and oranges does he have?

• 25 apples and 5 oranges

• 10 apples and 20 oranges

• 20 apples and 10 oranges

• 15 apples and 15 oranges

In a school, Vicente is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $12 and student tickets cost $8. If he sold a total of 50 tickets for $480, how many adult and student tickets did he sell?

• 15 adult tickets and 35 student tickets

• 20 adult tickets and 30 student tickets

• 25 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

• 10 adult tickets and 40 student tickets

Vicente is saving money for a new bike. He saves $5 every week from his allowance and $10 every week from his chores. If he wants to save $100, how many weeks will it take him to reach his goal?

• 15 weeks

• 10 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 7 weeks

Vicente and his friend are collecting stamps. Vicente has twice as many stamps as his friend. Together, they have 36 stamps. How many stamps does each of them have?

• Vicente has 12 stamps and his friend has 24 stamps.

• Vicente has 18 stamps and his friend has 18 stamps.

• Vicente has 24 stamps and his friend has 12 stamps.

• Vicente has 30 stamps and his friend has 6 stamps.

Vicente is making fruit smoothies. He uses 2 cups of strawberries and 3 cups of bananas for one smoothie. If he has 12 cups of strawberries and 15 cups of bananas, how many smoothies can he make?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 6

Vicente is planning a party and needs to buy balloons. A pack of 5 balloons costs $3, and a pack of 10 balloons costs $5. If he wants to buy a total of 50 balloons, how many packs of each type should he buy to minimize cost?

• 5 packs of 5 and 0 packs of 10

• 2 packs of 5 and 4 packs of 10

• 0 packs of 5 and 5 packs of 10

• 1 pack of 5 and 4 packs of 10

Vicente is running a lemonade stand. He sells lemonade for $2 per cup and iced tea for $3 per cup. If he sold a total of 40 cups and made $100, how many cups of each drink did he sell?

• 20 cups of lemonade and 20 cups of iced tea

• 10 cups of lemonade and 30 cups of iced tea

• 30 cups of lemonade and 10 cups of iced tea

• 25 cups of lemonade and 15 cups of iced tea

Vicente is training for a race. He runs 3 miles every day and swims 2 miles every other day. If he trains for 10 days, how many total miles does he run and swim?

• 30 miles

• 25 miles

• 40 miles

• 35 miles

Vicente is buying books for his school project. Each book costs $15, and he has a budget of $120. How many books can he buy, and how much money will he have left?

• Vicente can buy 10 books and will have $30 left.

• Vicente can buy 6 books and will have $30 left.

• Vicente can buy 5 books and will have $15 left.

• Vicente can buy 8 books and will have $0 left.

Vicente and his sister are saving money for a video game. Vicente saves $7 a week, and his sister saves $5 a week. If they want to save $50 together, how many weeks will it take them?

• 7 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 4 weeks