Solving Real-World Systems: Interpret & Check Solutions

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?

• 40 adult tickets and 10 student tickets

• 35 adult tickets and 15 student tickets

• 25 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

• 30 adult tickets and 20 student tickets

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Maria and John are saving money for a concert. Maria saves $15 each week, while John saves $10 each week. If they want to save a total of $150 together, how many weeks will it take for both of them to reach their goal?

• 7 weeks

• 8 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 5 weeks

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A farmer has chickens and cows. If there are 20 animals in total and they have 60 legs, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 5 chickens and 15 cows

• 15 chickens and 5 cows

• 10 chickens and 10 cows

• 12 chickens and 8 cows

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

In a fruit market, apples cost $2 each and bananas cost $1 each. If a customer buys a total of 30 fruits for $50, how many apples and bananas did they buy?

• 20 apples and 10 bananas

• 15 apples and 15 bananas

• 25 apples and 5 bananas

• 10 apples and 20 bananas

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer paid $50 for their rental, how many miles did they drive?

• 75 miles

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

• 120 miles

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are collecting stickers. Alex has 3 times as many stickers as Jamie. If together they have 80 stickers, how many stickers does each friend have?

• Alex has 40 stickers and Jamie has 40 stickers.

• Alex has 50 stickers and Jamie has 30 stickers.

• Alex has 70 stickers and Jamie has 10 stickers.

• Alex has 60 stickers and Jamie has 20 stickers.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A bookstore sells novels for $12 each and magazines for $5 each. If a customer buys a total of 15 items for $100, how many novels and magazines did they purchase?

• 3 novels and 12 magazines

• 7 novels and 8 magazines

• 5 novels and 10 magazines

• 10 novels and 5 magazines

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

In a school, there are twice as many girls as boys. If the total number of students is 36, how many boys and girls are there?

• 18 boys and 18 girls

• 10 boys and 26 girls

• 12 boys and 24 girls

• 15 boys and 21 girls

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A restaurant offers a special where a burger costs $8 and a drink costs $2. If a family spends $40 on 5 burgers and drinks, how many of each did they order?

• 3 burgers and 2 drinks

• 5 burgers and no drinks

• 2 burgers and 3 drinks

• 4 burgers and 1 drink

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A gym has two types of memberships: a monthly membership for $25 and a yearly membership for $250. If a total of 100 memberships were sold for $2,500, how many of each type were sold?

• 75 monthly memberships and 25 yearly memberships

• 100 monthly memberships and 0 yearly memberships

• 0 monthly memberships and 100 yearly memberships

• 50 monthly memberships and 50 yearly memberships

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C