Solving Systems of Equations: Real-World Scenarios

A bakery sells cookies and muffins. If the total number of cookies and muffins sold is 50 and the number of cookies sold is 10 more than the number of muffins, how many cookies and muffins were sold?

• 15 cookies and 35 muffins

• 40 cookies and 10 muffins

• 30 cookies and 20 muffins

• 25 cookies and 25 muffins

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A school is planning a field trip. They have 30 students and 5 teachers. If each teacher can supervise 6 students, how many students will be left without supervision?

• 10

• 1

• 0

• 5

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Maria has twice as many dimes as nickels. If the total value of her coins is $3.00, how many dimes and nickels does she have?

• 8 nickels and 16 dimes

• 10 nickels and 20 dimes

• 15 nickels and 30 dimes

• 12 nickels and 24 dimes

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.50 per mile driven. If a customer paid $45, how many miles did they drive?

• 50 miles

• 70 miles

• 40 miles

• 30 miles

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

In a fruit basket, there are apples and oranges. If there are 12 more apples than oranges and the total number of fruits is 48, how many apples and oranges are there?

• 20 apples and 28 oranges

• 25 apples and 23 oranges

• 15 apples and 33 oranges

• 30 apples and 18 oranges

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A movie theater sells adult and child tickets. If the total number of tickets sold is 100 and the number of adult tickets sold is 20 more than child tickets, how many adult and child tickets were sold?

• Adult tickets: 50, Child tickets: 50

• Adult tickets: 70, Child tickets: 30

• Adult tickets: 40, Child tickets: 60

• Adult tickets: 60, Child tickets: 40

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A gardener is planting flowers and shrubs. If the total number of plants is 40 and there are 3 times as many flowers as shrubs, how many flowers and shrubs are there?

• 35 flowers and 5 shrubs

• 20 flowers and 20 shrubs

• 25 flowers and 15 shrubs

• 30 flowers and 10 shrubs

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are collecting stickers. If Alex has 5 more stickers than Jamie and together they have 35 stickers, how many stickers does each have?

• Alex has 30 stickers and Jamie has 5 stickers.

• Alex has 20 stickers and Jamie has 15 stickers.

• Alex has 25 stickers and Jamie has 10 stickers.

• Alex has 15 stickers and Jamie has 20 stickers.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

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

• Fiction: 40, Non-Fiction: 40

• Fiction: 45, Non-Fiction: 35

• Fiction: 50, Non-Fiction: 30

• Fiction: 30, Non-Fiction: 50

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A pet store has cats and dogs. If there are 15 more cats than dogs and the total number of pets is 75, how many cats and dogs are there?

• 20 dogs and 55 cats

• 35 dogs and 40 cats

• 25 dogs and 50 cats

• 30 dogs and 45 cats

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C