Translate Equations & Check Solutions: Ticket Sales & More

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. 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

• 15 adult tickets and 15 student tickets

• 5 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

Maria has twice as many apples as John. Together, they have 24 apples. How many apples does each person have?

• John has 12 apples and Maria has 12 apples.

• John has 6 apples and Maria has 18 apples.

• John has 10 apples and Maria has 14 apples.

• John has 8 apples and Maria has 16 apples.

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?

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

• 150 miles

In a fruit basket, there are oranges and bananas. The number of oranges is 3 more than twice the number of bananas. If there are 15 fruits in total, how many of each type of fruit are there?

• 5 bananas and 10 oranges

• 3 bananas and 12 oranges

• 4 bananas and 11 oranges

• 6 bananas and 9 oranges

A bookstore sells novels for $12 each and magazines for $5 each. If a customer buys 8 items for a total of $70, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 4 novels and 4 magazines

• 3 novels and 5 magazines

• 5 novels and 3 magazines

• 6 novels and 2 magazines

A gardener is planting flowers and shrubs. The number of flowers is 4 less than three times the number of shrubs. If there are 20 plants in total, how many flowers and shrubs are there?

• 14 flowers and 6 shrubs

• 10 flowers and 10 shrubs

• 16 flowers and 4 shrubs

• 12 flowers and 8 shrubs

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are saving money for a concert. Alex has $10 more than twice the amount Jamie has. If together they have $70, how much does each friend have?

• Jamie has $10 and Alex has $60.

• Jamie has $30 and Alex has $40.

• Jamie has $20 and Alex has $50.

• Jamie has $25 and Alex has $45.

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch that uses 12 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar will you need?

• 24 cups of sugar

• 6 cups of sugar

• 18 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of sugar

A pet store has cats and dogs. The number of dogs is 5 more than twice the number of cats. If there are 25 pets in total, how many cats and dogs are there?

• 8 cats and 12 dogs

• 5 cats and 15 dogs

• 10 cats and 5 dogs

• 3 cats and 22 dogs

In a class, the number of boys is 3 less than twice the number of girls. If there are 27 students in total, how many boys and girls are in the class?

• 10 boys and 17 girls

• 20 boys and 7 girls

• 17 boys and 10 girls

• 15 boys and 12 girls