Real-Life Systems of Equations: Solve and Interpret

A school is selling tickets for a play. Adult tickets cost $10 and student tickets cost $5. If they sold a total of 150 tickets for $1,200, how many adult and student tickets were sold?

• 90 adult tickets and 60 student tickets

• 60 adult tickets and 90 student tickets

• 100 adult tickets and 50 student tickets

• 80 adult tickets and 70 student tickets

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are saving money for a concert. Alex saves $15 each week, while Jamie saves $10 each week. If Alex has $30 more than Jamie after a certain number of weeks, how many weeks have they been saving?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

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

• 25 chickens and 25 cows

• 30 chickens and 20 cows

• 40 chickens and 10 cows

• 15 chickens and 35 cows

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 20 items for $150, how many novels and magazines did they buy?

• 5 novels and 15 magazines

• 7 novels and 13 magazines

• 8 novels and 12 magazines

• 10 novels and 10 magazines

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?

• 200 miles

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

A local gym offers two membership plans. Plan A costs $30 per month, and Plan B costs $20 per month plus a one-time fee of $60. If a customer paid a total of $120, which plan did they choose and for how many months?

• Plan B for 4 months

• Plan A for 3 months

• Plan B for 2 months

• Plan A for 4 months

A bakery sells cupcakes for $3 each and cookies for $2 each. If they sold a total of 100 items for $240, how many cupcakes and cookies did they sell?

• 50 cupcakes and 50 cookies

• 40 cupcakes and 60 cookies

• 30 cupcakes and 70 cookies

• 20 cupcakes and 80 cookies

In a fruit market, apples cost $2 each and bananas cost $1 each. If a customer bought a total of 50 fruits for $80, how many apples and bananas did they buy?

• 10 apples and 40 bananas

• 40 apples and 10 bananas

• 30 apples and 20 bananas

• 25 apples and 25 bananas

A concert hall has two types of seating: regular seats for $25 and VIP seats for $50. If a total of 200 seats were sold for $7,500, how many regular and VIP seats were sold?

• 150 regular seats and 50 VIP seats

• 200 regular seats and 0 VIP seats

• 50 regular seats and 150 VIP seats

• 100 regular seats and 100 VIP seats

A school is organizing a field trip. The cost for a bus is $200, and each student pays $10. If 30 students are going, how much money is left after paying for the bus?

• $50

• $200

• $100

• $150