Systems of Equations Saving Money Word Problems

Systems of Equations Saving Money Word Problems

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Anthony Clark

Mathematics

9th Grade

Hard

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 min • 1 pt

The cost of 5 squash and 2 zucchini is $1.32. Three squash and 1 zucchini cost $0.75. Write a system of equations.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 min • 1 pt

The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. The school took in $52 on the second day by selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. Which equations represents the system that could be used?

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 min • 1 pt

Dennis mowed his next door neighbor’s lawn for a handful of dimes and nickels, 80 coins in all.  Upon completing the job he counted out the coins and it came to $6.60.  Which system of equations could be used to find the exact number of dimes and nickels? 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 min • 1 pt

On Monday Joe bought 10 cups of coffee and 5 doughnuts for his office at the cost of $16.50. It turns out that the doughnuts were more popular than the coffee. On Tuesday he bought 5 cups of coffee and 10 doughnuts for a total of $14.25. Which equations could be used to determine the cost of the coffee?

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 min • 1 pt

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Which system of equations is correct?

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 min • 1 pt

A sporting goods store sells left haded (x) and right handed (y) gloves. In one month, 12 gloves were sold for a total of $561. Right handed gloves cost $45 each and left handed gloves cost $52. Which system could be solved to determine the number of each type of glove sold?

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 min • 1 pt

At a college bookstore, Carla purchased a math textbook and a novel that cost a total of $54, not including tax. If the price of the math textbook, t, is $8 more than 3 times the price of the novel, n, which system of linear equations could be used to determine the price of each book?

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 min • 1 pt

The talent show committee sold a total of 530 tickets in advance. Student tickets cost $3 each and the adult tickets cost $4 each. If the total receipts were $1740, which system could be used to find how many of each type of ticket were sold?

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 min • 1 pt

Your family goes to The Stanford restaurant for dinner. There are people in your family. Some order the chicken dinner for $14.80, and some order steak for $17. If the total bill was $91, which system best represents the situation? 

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 min • 1 pt

The WCHS choral group is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. The school took in $52 on the second day by selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. Which equations represents the system that could be used?

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