Solving Real-World Systems of Equations for Grade 8

A local bakery sells cupcakes and cookies. The cost of cupcakes is $2 each and cookies are $1 each. If a customer buys a total of 10 items for $16, how many cupcakes and cookies did they buy?

• 6 cupcakes and 4 cookies

• 5 cupcakes and 5 cookies

• 4 cupcakes and 6 cookies

• 7 cupcakes and 3 cookies

A school is planning a field trip. The cost of a bus is $150 and the cost of tickets is $5 each. If the school spends a total of $300, how many tickets did they purchase?

• 40

• 35

• 25

• 30

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are saving money for a concert. Alex saves $10 a week and Jamie saves $15 a week. If they both start with $50, how many weeks will it take for their savings to be equal?

• 1 week

• 2 weeks

• 3 weeks

• 0 weeks

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

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

• 75 miles

• 120 miles

A farmer has chickens and cows. The total number of animals is 20, and there are 56 legs in total. How many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 12 chickens and 8 cows

• 14 chickens and 6 cows

• 8 chickens and 12 cows

• 10 chickens and 10 cows

A movie theater sells adult tickets for $12 and child tickets for $8. If they sold a total of 50 tickets for $480, how many adult and child tickets were sold?

• 25 adult tickets and 25 child tickets

• 10 adult tickets and 40 child tickets

• 20 adult tickets and 30 child tickets

• 15 adult tickets and 35 child tickets

A gym offers a monthly membership for $40 and a one-time registration fee of $20. If a member pays $100 in total, how many months did they sign up for?

• 4 months

• 3 months

• 1 month

• 2 months

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

• 6 novels and 2 magazines

• 3 novels and 5 magazines

• 4 novels and 4 magazines

• 5 novels and 3 magazines

A pizza shop sells small pizzas for $10 and large pizzas for $15. If a customer orders a total of 6 pizzas for $80, how many small and large pizzas did they order?

• 4 small pizzas and 2 large pizzas

• 1 small pizza and 5 large pizzas

• 2 small pizzas and 4 large pizzas

• 3 small pizzas and 3 large pizzas

A charity event sells tickets for $25 each and raises a total of $1,000. If they sold 10 more tickets than the number of volunteers, how many tickets were sold?

• 40

• 30

• 50

• 35