8th Grade Quiz: Solving Ticket and Money Problems

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 of each type of ticket did they sell?

• 25 adult tickets and 25 student tickets

• 40 adult tickets and 10 student tickets

• 30 adult tickets and 20 student tickets

• 35 adult tickets and 15 student tickets

Maria and John are saving money for a concert. Maria has $20 more than John. Together, they have $120. How much money does each person have?

• John has $30 and Maria has $90.

• John has $60 and Maria has $80.

• John has $40 and Maria has $100.

• John has $50 and Maria has $70.

A farmer has chickens and cows. The total number of animals is 30, and there are 80 legs in total. How many chickens and cows does the farmer have?

• 25 chickens and 5 cows

• 20 chickens and 10 cows

• 15 chickens and 15 cows

• 10 chickens and 20 cows

In a bookstore, the price of a novel is $15 and a magazine is $5. If a customer buys a total of 10 items for $100, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 5 novels and 5 magazines

• 4 novels and 6 magazines

• 6 novels and 4 magazines

• 3 novels and 7 magazines

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are collecting stamps. Alex has 3 times as many stamps as Jamie. Together, they have 80 stamps. How many stamps does each friend have?

• Alex has 70 stamps and Jamie has 10 stamps.

• Alex has 50 stamps and Jamie has 30 stamps.

• Alex has 60 stamps and Jamie has 20 stamps.

• Alex has 40 stamps and Jamie has 40 stamps.

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer paid $70 for their rental, how many miles did they drive?

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

• 50 miles

A bakery sells cupcakes and cookies. Each cupcake costs $2 and each cookie costs $1. If a customer buys a total of 30 items for $50, how many cupcakes and cookies did they buy?

• 15 cupcakes and 15 cookies

• 10 cupcakes and 20 cookies

• 25 cupcakes and 5 cookies

• 20 cupcakes and 10 cookies

In a fruit market, apples cost $2 each and bananas cost $1 each. If a customer buys a total of 25 fruits for $40, how many apples and bananas did they buy?

• 10 apples and 15 bananas

• 5 apples and 20 bananas

• 20 apples and 5 bananas

• 15 apples and 10 bananas

A gym has two types of memberships: a monthly membership for $30 and a yearly membership for $300. If 40 memberships were sold for a total of $900, how many of each type were sold?

• 35 monthly memberships and 5 yearly memberships were sold.

• 20 monthly memberships and 20 yearly memberships were sold.

• 25 monthly memberships and 15 yearly memberships were sold.

• 30 monthly memberships and 10 yearly memberships were sold.

A movie theater has two types of seats: regular seats for $12 and VIP seats for $20. If they sold a total of 100 seats for $1,200, how many regular and VIP seats were sold?

• 80 regular seats and 20 VIP seats

• 50 regular seats and 50 VIP seats

• 100 regular seats and 0 VIP seats

• 70 regular seats and 30 VIP seats