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    This document provides 12 word problems to solve using systems of equations. Students are instructed to fully work out 5 of the problems on paper and can use a calculator to set up the remaining 7 problems. The problems cover a variety of topics including ticket sales, menu prices, rental costs, and family bills.

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    This document provides 12 word problems to solve using systems of equations. Students are instructed to fully work out 5 of the problems on paper and can use a calculator to set up the remaining 7 problems. The problems cover a variety of topics including ticket sales, menu prices, rental costs, and family bills.

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    Solving Word Problems Using Elimination

    Names:_____________________________________________
    You must set up each word problem using a system of equations. Pick any 5 to work
    out completely. The other 7 problems can be done on the calculator once you have
    set them up.
    1. The drama club at Happy Day High School sponsored a variety show to raise money for a trip
    to New York City. Student tickets sold for $2.25 each and adult tickets sold for $4.60 each. All
    200 seats were sold and the club made $699.10. How many student tickets and adult tickets
    were sold?

    2. Gregs basketball team held a raffle to earn money for an out of state tournament. Adult
    tickets sold for $5 and student tickets were $2. The team sold 500 tickets for a total of $1450.
    How many of each ticket was sold?

    3. A breakfast menu lists 2 eggs with 1 sausage patty for $2.23 and 3 eggs with 2
    patties for $3.76. How much do you pay for each egg and each sausage patty?

    sausage

    4. At a pro basketball game, the turnstile count showed 17,406 people paid admission. The total
    cash received for tickets was $183,372. Without actually counting the ticket stubs, find out how
    many paid $10 for reserved seats and how many paid $6 for general admission seats.

    5. A scuba diving resort offers divers two plans. Plan A gives 3 nights lodging and 4 dives. Plan
    B gives 5 nights lodging and 8 dives. A new price list comes out in which plan A costs $440 and
    B costs $780. What price is one night of lodging and a dive?
    6. Colortime Bakers wants to make 30 pounds of a berry mix that costs $3 per pound to use in
    their pancake mix. They are using blueberries that cost $2 per pound and blackberries that cost
    $3.50 per pound. How many pounds of blackberries should be used in this mixture?

    7. A wholesaler is offering two different packages of custom printed T-shirts and sweatshirts to
    groups for fundraisers. One package contains 10 dozen T-shirts and 14 dozen sweatshirts for
    $1544. The other package contains 18 dozen T-shirts and 8 dozen sweatshirts for $1472. Find
    the cost, in dollars, of a dozen T-shirts.

    8. All 28 members in Crestview High Schools Ski Club went on a one-day ski trip. Members can
    rent skis for $16 per day or snowboards for $19 per day. The club paid a total of $478 for rental
    equipment. How many members rented skis and how many rented snowboards?

    9. A restaurant charges one price for adults and another price for children. The Snowflake family
    has two adults and three children, and their bill was $40.50. The Reindeer family has three
    adults and one child. Their bill as $38 determine the price of the buffet for an adult and the
    price for a child.

    10. During a workout session, Mark either ran at a speed of 7 miles per hour or walked at a
    speed of 3 miles per hour. He completed 20 miles in 3 hours. How much time did he spend
    running?

    11. English is spoken as the first or primary language in 78 more countries than Farsi is spoken
    as the first language. Together, English and Farsi are spoken as a first language in 130 countries.
    In how many countries is English spoken as the first language? In how many countries is Farsi
    spoken as the first language?

    12. At a sale on winter clothing, Jamie bought two pairs of gloves and four hats for $43.00.
    Jamie bought two pairs of gloves and two hats for $30.00. What were the prices for the gloves
    and hats?

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