Real-Life Systems of Equations: Solve and Graph!

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. If they sold a total of 150 tickets for $1,200, how many adult and student tickets were sold?

• 80 adult tickets and 70 student tickets

• 90 adult tickets and 60 student tickets

• 100 adult tickets and 50 student tickets

• 60 adult tickets and 90 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 Maria has $30 more than John after a certain number of weeks, how many weeks have they been saving?

• 4

• 8

• 10

• 6

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A farmer has chickens and cows. If there are a total of 50 animals and they have 140 legs altogether, how many chickens and how many cows does the farmer have?

• 25 chickens and 25 cows

• 30 chickens and 20 cows

• 40 chickens and 10 cows

• 15 chickens and 35 cows

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are collecting baseball cards. Alex has 3 times as many cards as Jamie. Together, they have 80 cards. How many cards does each friend have?

• Alex has 60 cards, Jamie has 20 cards.

• Alex has 40 cards, Jamie has 40 cards.

• Alex has 50 cards, Jamie has 30 cards.

• Alex has 70 cards, Jamie has 10 cards.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.50 per mile driven. If a customer paid $45 for their rental, how many miles did they drive?

• 30 miles

• 50 miles

• 40 miles

• 70 miles

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

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

• 10 apples and 20 bananas

• 25 apples and 5 bananas

• 15 apples and 15 bananas

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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 10 items and spends $70, how many novels and magazines did they purchase?

• 1 novel and 9 magazines

• 2 novels and 8 magazines

• 5 novels and 5 magazines

• 3 novels and 7 magazines

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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 $100. If a customer wants to spend $200 total, how many months can they afford each plan?

• Plan A: 6 months, Plan B: 5 months

• Plan A: 3 months, Plan B: 8 months

• Plan A: 4 months, Plan B: 7 months

• Plan A: 5 months, Plan B: 6 months

In a school, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. If there are 50 students in total, how many boys and girls are there?

• 40 boys and 10 girls

• 25 boys and 25 girls

• 30 boys and 20 girls

• 15 boys and 35 girls

A bakery sells cupcakes for $3 each and cookies for $2 each. If a customer buys a total of 20 items and spends $50, how many cupcakes and cookies did they buy?

• 10 cupcakes and 10 cookies

• 12 cupcakes and 8 cookies

• 5 cupcakes and 15 cookies

• 15 cupcakes and 5 cookies

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C