Solving Real-Life Problems with Systems of Equations

Maria and John are saving money for a concert. Maria saves $5 each week, while John saves $8 each week. If they want to save a total of $56 together, how many weeks will it take for both of them to reach their goal?

• 7 weeks

• 4 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 6 weeks

A school is organizing a fundraiser selling cookies and brownies. Each cookie costs $2 and each brownie costs $3. If they want to raise $120 and sell a total of 50 items, how many cookies and brownies do they need to sell?

• 30 cookies and 20 brownies

• 40 cookies and 10 brownies

• 25 cookies and 25 brownies

• 20 cookies and 30 brownies

Liam and Emma are saving for a new video game console. Liam saves $10 a week, and Emma saves $15 a week. If they want to save a total of $150 together, how many weeks will it take for them to reach their goal?

• 8 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 7 weeks

• 5 weeks

A local charity is selling raffle tickets for a fundraiser. Each ticket costs $4, and they want to sell a total of 200 tickets to raise $800. How many tickets do they need to sell at $4 each to meet their goal?

• 200

• 150

• 250

• 100

Samantha and her sister are saving money for a trip. Samantha saves $12 each month, while her sister saves $18 each month. If they want to save a total of $180 together, how many months will it take for them to reach their goal?

• 4 months

• 8 months

• 10 months

• 6 months

A farmer sells apples and oranges. Each apple costs $1 and each orange costs $2. If he sells a total of 100 fruits and makes $150, how many apples and oranges did he sell?

• 40 apples and 60 oranges

• 50 apples and 50 oranges

• 30 apples and 70 oranges

• 60 apples and 40 oranges

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are saving money for a new bike. Alex saves $20 a month, and Jamie saves $30 a month. If they want to save a total of $300 together, how many months will it take for them to reach their goal?

• 5 months

• 7 months

• 8 months

• 6 months

A bookstore sells novels and magazines. Each novel costs $10 and each magazine costs $5. If they want to sell a total of 60 items and make $400, how many novels and magazines do they need to sell?

• 30 novels and 30 magazines

• 10 novels and 50 magazines

• 25 novels and 35 magazines

• 20 novels and 40 magazines

Ella and Noah are saving for a new laptop. Ella saves $25 a week, and Noah saves $30 a week. If they want to save a total of $500 together, how many weeks will it take for them to reach their goal?

• 10 weeks

• 15 weeks

• 12 weeks

• 8 weeks

A community center is hosting a bake sale. Each cupcake costs $3 and each pie costs $15. If they want to sell a total of 40 items and raise $300, how many cupcakes and pies do they need to sell?

• 30 cupcakes and 10 pies

• 10 cupcakes and 30 pies

• 20 cupcakes and 20 pies

• 25 cupcakes and 15 pies