Derrick wants to rent a game console over the break, but there are two companies he can rent from. GameStop will charge him $2 a day plus a $26 insurance fee. Best Buy will charge $2.75 a day plus a $17.75 insurance fee. How many days would Derrick have to rent the consoles for the prices for both companies to be the same?

(a)  

Zoe has a total of 16 coins. Some of her coins are dimes and some are nickels. The combined value of the nickels and dimes are $1.35. How many nickels does she have?

(a)  

Josephine is buying gifts. She bought a combination of 24 bottles of body wash and lotion for $210. Each body wash costs $7.50 and each bottle of lotion costs $9.50. How many bottles of lotions were purchased?

(a)  

At a park there are 178 more hikers than bicycle riders. If there were a total of 676 people at the park, how many were hikers?

(a)  

The senior classes at two different high schools planned their senior trips to Colorado. The senior class at the 1st high school rented and filled 1 van and 6 buses with 372 students. The 2nd high school rented and filled 4 vans and 12 buses with 780 students. How many students can a bus carry?

(a)