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 50 tickets for $400, how many adult and student tickets were sold?

• 20 adult tickets and 30 student tickets

• 40 adult tickets and 10 student tickets

• 30 adult tickets and 20 student tickets

• 25 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

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?

• 15 chickens and 5 cows

• 5 chickens and 15 cows

• 12 chickens and 8 cows

• 10 chickens and 10 cows

Two friends are saving money for a concert. One saves $5 a week and the other saves $8 a week. If they want to save a total of $100 together, how many weeks will it take for them to reach their goal?

• 8 weeks

• 10 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 12 weeks

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

• 75 miles

• 120 miles

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

A store sells pencils for $0.50 each and erasers for $1.00 each. If a student bought a total of 10 items and spent $6, how many pencils and erasers did they buy?

• 6 pencils and 4 erasers

• 5 pencils and 5 erasers

• 7 pencils and 3 erasers

• 8 pencils and 2 erasers

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. If there are 25 students in total, how many boys and girls are in the class?

• 12 boys and 13 girls

• 15 boys and 10 girls

• 20 boys and 5 girls

• 10 boys and 15 girls

A bakery sells muffins for $2 each and cookies for $1 each. If a customer buys a total of 12 items and spends $20, how many muffins and cookies did they buy?

• 6 muffins and 6 cookies

• 10 muffins and 2 cookies

• 5 muffins and 7 cookies

• 8 muffins and 4 cookies

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 $50. If a customer wants to spend a total of $170, which plan should they choose and how many months can they afford?

• Plan A, 4 months

• Plan B, 7 months

• Plan A, 5 months

• Plan B, 6 months

A bookstore sells novels for $15 and magazines for $5. If a customer buys a total of 8 items and spends $90, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 4 novels and 4 magazines

• 3 novels and 5 magazines

• 6 novels and 2 magazines

• 5 novels and 3 magazines

A gardener is planting flowers and shrubs. If flowers cost $3 each and shrubs cost $5 each, and the gardener buys a total of 15 plants for $60, how many flowers and shrubs did they buy?

• 10 flowers and 5 shrubs

• 15 flowers and 0 shrubs

• 8 flowers and 7 shrubs

• 12 flowers and 3 shrubs