Real-World Systems: Interpret & Check Solutions in Context

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. If the total revenue from selling 30 tickets is $200, how many adult and student tickets were sold?

• 20 adult tickets and 10 student tickets

• 5 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

• 15 adult tickets and 15 student tickets

• 10 adult tickets and 20 student tickets

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Maria and John are saving money for a concert. Maria has $50 and saves $10 each week, while John has $30 and saves $15 each week. How many weeks will it take for them to have the same amount of money?

• 2 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 8 weeks

• 4 weeks

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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

• 30 chickens and 20 cows

• 40 chickens and 10 cows

• 15 chickens and 35 cows

• 25 chickens and 25 cows

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

In a bookstore, the price of a novel is $12 and the price of a magazine is $5. If a customer buys a total of 10 items and spends $80, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 2 novels and 8 magazines

• 4 novels and 6 magazines

• 3 novels and 7 magazines

• 5 novels and 5 magazines

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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

• 120 miles

• 75 miles

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are collecting baseball cards. Alex has 20 cards more than Jamie, and together they have 80 cards. How many cards does each friend have?

• Alex has 40 cards, Jamie has 40 cards.

• Alex has 50 cards, Jamie has 30 cards.

• Alex has 30 cards, Jamie has 50 cards.

• Alex has 60 cards, Jamie has 20 cards.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A local gym offers two membership plans. Plan A costs $25 per month and Plan B costs $15 per month plus a one-time fee of $60. If a customer wants to spend the same amount on both plans after 6 months, how much will they spend?

• 150

• 180

• 120

• 200

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

A bakery sells cupcakes for $3 each and cookies for $2 each. If a customer buys a total of 15 items and spends $36, how many cupcakes and cookies did they buy?

• 5 cupcakes and 10 cookies

• 6 cupcakes and 9 cookies

• 7 cupcakes and 8 cookies

• 4 cupcakes and 11 cookies

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

In a fruit market, apples cost $2 each and bananas cost $1 each. If a customer buys a total of 20 fruits and spends $30, how many apples and bananas did they buy?

• 5 apples and 15 bananas

• 15 apples and 5 bananas

• 12 apples and 8 bananas

• 10 apples and 10 bananas

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A concert hall has two types of seating: regular seats for $50 and VIP seats for $100. If a total of 100 seats were sold for a total of $7000, how many regular and VIP seats were sold?

• 70 regular seats and 30 VIP seats

• 50 regular seats and 50 VIP seats

• 80 regular seats and 20 VIP seats

• 60 regular seats and 40 VIP seats

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C