Solving Real-World Problems: Systems of Equations Quiz

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. If the school sold a total of 150 tickets for $1,200, how many adult and student tickets were sold?

• 90 adult tickets and 60 student tickets

• 60 adult tickets and 90 student tickets

• 80 adult tickets and 70 student tickets

• 100 adult tickets and 50 student tickets

Maria and John are saving money for a new bike. Maria has $30 and saves $5 each week, while John has $20 and saves $10 each week. How many weeks will it take for them to have the same amount of money?

• 2 weeks

• 4 weeks

• 3 weeks

• 1 week

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

• 25 chickens and 25 cows

• 40 chickens and 10 cows

• 30 chickens and 20 cows

• 15 chickens and 35 cows

In a bookstore, the price of a novel is $15 and the price of a magazine is $5. If a customer buys a total of 10 items for $100, 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

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.50 per mile driven. If a customer paid $50, how many miles did they drive?

• 60 miles

• 30 miles

• 45 miles

• 75 miles

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

• 4 weeks

• 3 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 2 weeks

A concert hall has two types of seats: regular seats for $25 and VIP seats for $50. If 200 seats were sold for a total of $4,000, how many regular and VIP seats were sold?

• 50 regular seats and 150 VIP seats

• 80 regular seats and 120 VIP seats

• 100 regular seats and 100 VIP seats

• 150 regular seats and 50 VIP seats

A bakery sells cupcakes for $2 each and cookies for $1 each. If a customer buys a total of 30 items and spends $50, how many cupcakes and cookies did they buy?

• 15 cupcakes and 15 cookies

• 25 cupcakes and 5 cookies

• 10 cupcakes and 20 cookies

• 20 cupcakes and 10 cookies

In a gym, a membership costs $40 per month, and personal training sessions cost $20 each. If a member spends a total of $160 in one month, how many training sessions did they purchase?

• 8

• 10

• 4

• 6

A movie theater has two types of tickets: adult tickets for $12 and child tickets for $8. If a family bought a total of 8 tickets for $80, how many adult and child tickets did they buy?

• 3 adult tickets and 5 child tickets

• 6 adult tickets and 2 child tickets

• 5 adult tickets and 3 child tickets

• 4 adult tickets and 4 child tickets