Mastering Systems of Equations: Real-World Problems

A farmer has chickens and cows. If the total number of animals is 30 and there are 80 legs in total, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 15 chickens and 15 cows

• 25 chickens and 5 cows

• 10 chickens and 20 cows

• 20 chickens and 10 cows

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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?

• 25 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

• 40 adult tickets and 10 student tickets

• 35 adult tickets and 15 student tickets

• 30 adult tickets and 20 student tickets

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are collecting stickers. Alex has 3 times as many stickers as Jamie. Together, they have 64 stickers. How many stickers does each friend have?

• Jamie has 16 stickers and Alex has 48 stickers.

• Jamie has 32 stickers and Alex has 32 stickers.

• Jamie has 24 stickers and Alex has 40 stickers.

• Jamie has 20 stickers and Alex has 44 stickers.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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

• 150 miles

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

In a bookstore, the price of a novel is $12 and the price of a magazine is $5. If a customer buys a total of 10 items for $90, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 6 novels and 4 magazines

• 5 novels and 5 magazines

• 4 novels and 6 magazines

• 3 novels and 7 magazines

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A concert hall has two types of seating: regular seats and VIP seats. Regular seats cost $50 each and VIP seats cost $100 each. If 200 seats were sold for a total of $12,000, how many of each type were sold?

• 180 regular seats and 20 VIP seats

• 150 regular seats and 50 VIP seats

• 100 regular seats and 100 VIP seats

• 160 regular seats and 40 VIP seats

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A local bakery sells muffins and cookies. Muffins cost $2 each and cookies cost $1 each. If a customer bought 20 items for $30, how many muffins and cookies did they buy?

• 12 muffins and 8 cookies

• 10 muffins and 10 cookies

• 5 muffins and 15 cookies

• 15 muffins and 5 cookies

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

In a fruit market, apples cost $3 each and bananas cost $2 each. If a customer bought a total of 15 fruits for $36, how many apples and bananas did they buy?

• 4 apples and 11 bananas

• 5 apples and 10 bananas

• 6 apples and 9 bananas

• 7 apples and 8 bananas

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A gym offers two types of memberships: monthly and yearly. A monthly membership costs $30 and a yearly membership costs $300. If a total of 50 memberships were sold for $1,200, how many of each type were sold?

• 50 monthly and 0 yearly memberships

• 46 monthly and 4 yearly memberships

• 30 monthly and 20 yearly memberships

• 40 monthly and 10 yearly memberships

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A movie theater sells popcorn and drinks. A popcorn costs $5 and a drink costs $3. If a customer spent $36 on a total of 10 items, how many popcorns and drinks did they buy?

• 3 popcorns and 7 drinks

• 5 popcorns and 5 drinks

• 4 popcorns and 6 drinks

• 2 popcorns and 8 drinks

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C