Apples sell for $2 per pound and oranges sell for $3 per pound. Suppose Ben bought 5 pounds of fruit at a cost of $12. How many pounds of each kind of fruit did Ben buy? / variables represent:
Equations: / A movie theater sells tickets for $9.00 each. Senior citizens receive a discount of $3.00. One window at the theater sold 12 tickets and took in $87 in revenue for that show. How many tickets were sold to senior citizens and how many to others? / variables represent:
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At a high school freshman basketball game 87 tickets were sold. Student tickets cost $2 each and adult tickets cost $5.00 each. The total revenue collected for the game was $252. How many student tickets were sold? How many adult tickets were sold? / variables represent:
Equations: / A small town is hosting a play as a fundraising project for a family in the town. Individuals may purchase tickets for $26 each. As a special incentive to attract couples, individuals may purchase a “couple package” for $32. On the first day of sales 23 tickets were sold and $664 was collected. How many tickets were sold as individual tickets and how many “couple packages” were sold? / variables represent:
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The treasurer of the student body at a college reported that the receipts from a recent fundraiser totaled $87. Furthermore, he announced that only 16 people had participated. They sold either student hats for $5 each or t-shirts for $6 each. How many hats and t-shirts were sold? / variables represent:
Equations: / 252 tickets were sold for a Saturday evening performance of a play. The tickets cost $9.00 for adults and $4.00 for children. A total of $1963 was received for all the tickets sold that Saturday evening. How many adults and children attended the play? / variables represent:
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Your sister and you go to Milo’s Deli for lunch. A sandwich costs twice as much as a drink. You can buy 3 sandwiches and 2 drinks for $16. What is the cost of each? / variables represent:
Equations: / A group of 48 students attended a baseball game. There were 12 less girls than boys. How many of each attended? / variables represent:
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