Solving Linear Equations in Real-Life Word Problems

A farmer has chickens and cows. If there are 20 animals in total and 54 legs, how many chickens and cows does he have?

• 12 chickens and 8 cows

• 15 chickens and 5 cows

• 13 chickens and 7 cows

• 10 chickens and 10 cows

At a school, there are twice as many girls as boys. If there are 36 students in total, how many boys and girls are there?

• 10 boys and 26 girls

• 18 boys and 18 girls

• 12 boys and 24 girls

• 15 boys and 21 girls

A bookstore sells fiction and non-fiction books. If there are 80 books in total and the fiction books are 10 more than the non-fiction books, how many of each type are there?

• Fiction: 40, Non-Fiction: 40

• Fiction: 50, Non-Fiction: 30

• Fiction: 35, Non-Fiction: 45

• Fiction: 45, Non-Fiction: 35

In a fruit basket, there are apples and oranges. If there are 30 fruits in total and the number of apples is 5 more than twice the number of oranges, how many apples and oranges are there?

• 25 apples and 10 oranges

• 30 apples and 0 oranges

• 20 apples and 15 oranges

• 15 apples and 15 oranges

A car rental company has two types of cars: sedans and SUVs. If they have 50 cars in total and the number of SUVs is 10 less than twice the number of sedans, how many of each type do they have?

• 25 sedans and 25 SUVs

• 20 sedans and 30 SUVs

• 15 sedans and 35 SUVs

• 30 sedans and 20 SUVs

A pet store has dogs and cats. If there are 15 pets in total and the number of dogs is 3 more than the number of cats, how many dogs and cats are there?

• 4 cats and 11 dogs

• 7 cats and 8 dogs

• 5 cats and 10 dogs

• 6 cats and 9 dogs

In a class, the number of boys is 4 less than three times the number of girls. If there are 28 students in total, how many boys and girls are there?

• 10 boys and 18 girls

• 15 boys and 13 girls

• 20 boys and 8 girls

• 25 boys and 3 girls

A bakery sells muffins and cookies. If they have 100 items in total and the number of muffins is 20 more than the number of cookies, how many muffins and cookies are there?

• 70 muffins and 30 cookies

• 50 muffins and 50 cookies

• 80 muffins and 20 cookies

• 60 muffins and 40 cookies

A concert hall has two types of seating: regular and VIP. If there are 200 seats in total and the number of VIP seats is 50 less than the number of regular seats, how many of each type of seat are there?

• Regular seats: 150, VIP seats: 50

• Regular seats: 100, VIP seats: 100

• Regular seats: 130, VIP seats: 70

• Regular seats: 125, VIP seats: 75

A toy store has action figures and dolls. If there are 60 toys in total and the number of action figures is 10 more than the number of dolls, how many action figures and dolls are there?

• 25 dolls and 35 action figures

• 20 dolls and 40 action figures

• 30 dolls and 30 action figures

• 15 dolls and 45 action figures