Real-Life Linear Equations: Solve and Interpret 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?

• 30 adult tickets and 20 student tickets

• 20 adult tickets and 30 student tickets

• 40 adult tickets and 10 student tickets

• 25 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are saving money for a concert. Alex saves $15 each week, while Jamie saves $10 each week. If Alex has $30 more than Jamie after a certain number of weeks, how many weeks have they been saving?

• 4

• 8

• 10

• 6

A farmer has chickens and cows. If the total number of animals is 30 and the total number of legs is 100, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 15 chickens and 15 cows

• 20 chickens and 10 cows

• 5 chickens and 25 cows

• 10 chickens and 20 cows

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 8 items for $66, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 3 novels and 5 magazines

• 2 novels and 6 magazines

• 4 novels and 4 magazines

• 1 novel and 7 magazines

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer paid $70 for their rental, how many miles did they drive?

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

• 50 miles

A local gym offers two membership plans. Plan A costs $30 per month, and Plan B costs $20 per month plus a one-time fee of $60. If a customer wants to spend the same amount on both plans after a certain number of months, how many months will that be?

• 8 months

• 10 months

• 4 months

• 6 months

A bakery sells cupcakes for $3 each and cookies for $2 each. If a customer buys a total of 20 items and spends $54, how many cupcakes and cookies did they buy?

• 10 cupcakes and 10 cookies

• 14 cupcakes and 6 cookies

• 16 cupcakes and 4 cookies

• 12 cupcakes and 8 cookies

In a fruit market, apples cost $2 each and bananas cost $1 each. If a customer buys a total of 15 fruits for $28, how many apples and bananas did they buy?

• 13 apples and 2 bananas

• 5 apples and 10 bananas

• 10 apples and 5 bananas

• 12 apples and 3 bananas

A concert hall has two types of seating: regular seats for $25 and VIP seats for $50. If a total of 200 seats were sold for $7,500, how many regular and VIP seats were sold?

• 150 regular seats and 50 VIP seats

• 200 regular seats and 0 VIP seats

• 50 regular seats and 150 VIP seats

• 100 regular seats and 100 VIP seats

A clothing store sells shirts for $20 and pants for $30. If a customer buys a total of 10 items and spends $240, how many shirts and pants did they buy?

• 5 shirts and 5 pants

• 7 shirts and 3 pants

• 4 shirts and 6 pants

• 6 shirts and 4 pants