Section 1

1. Michael buys two bags of chips and three boxes of pretzels for $5.13. He then buys another
bag of chips and two more boxes of pretzels for $3.09. Find the cost of each bag of chips and
each box of pretzels.

2. At a restaurant four people order fried crab claws and four people order a cup of gumbo, with
a total bill of $31. If only two people had ordered the crab claws and one person ordered the
gumbo, the bill would have been $12.25. How much is each order of fried crab claws and each
cup of gumbo?

3. A boat goes 32 miles downstream in two hours. The return trip against the current takes
sixteen hours. Find the rate of the boat in calm water and the rate of the current.

4. A canoeist travels 30 miles downstream in three hours. Against the current the return trip took
fifteen hours. Find the rate of the canoeist in calm water and the rate of the current.

5. With the wind a cyclist rode 24 miles in three hours. She returned in twelve hours against the
wind. Find the rate of the cyclist without wind and the rate of the wind.

6. It takes three hours for a boat to go 18 miles downstream, and nine hours to return. What is
the rate of the boat in calm water and the rate of the current?

7. Find the value of two numbers if their sum is 12 and their difference is 4.

8. The difference of two numbers is 3. Their sum is 13. Find the numbers.

9. Flying to Kampala with a tailwind a plane averaged 158 km/h. On the return trip the plane
only averaged 112 km/h while flying back into the same wind. Find the speed of the wind and
the speed of the plane in still air.

10. The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of
ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. The
school took in $52 on the second day by selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. Find
the price of a senior citizen ticket and the price of a child ticket.

11. The sum of the digits of a certain two-digit number is 7. Reversing its digits increases the
number by 9. What is the number?

12. A boat traveled 210 miles downstream and back. The trip downstream took 10 hours. The
trip back took 70 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? What is the speed of the
current?
13. The state fair is a popular field trip destination. This year the senior class at High School A
and the senior class at High School B both planned trips there. The senior class at High School
A rented and filled 8 vans and 8 buses with 240 students. High School B rented and filled 4
vans and 1 bus with 54 students. Every van had the same number of students in it as did the
buses. Find the number of students in each van and in each bus.

14. The senior classes at High School A and High School B planned separate trips to New York
City. The senior class at High School A rented and filled 1 van and 6 buses with 372 students.
High School B rented and filled 4 vans and 12 buses with 780 students. Each van and each bus
carried the same number of students. How many students can a van carry? How many students
can a bus carry?

15. Brenda's school is selling tickets to a spring musical. On the first day of ticket sales the
school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 9 child tickets for a total of $75. The school took in $67
on the second day by selling 8 senior citizen tickets and 5 child tickets. What is the price each of
one senior citizen ticket and one child ticket?

16. Matt and Ming are selling fruit for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy small boxes of
oranges and large boxes of oranges. Matt sold 3 small boxes of oranges and 14 large boxes of
oranges for a total of $203. Ming sold 11 small boxes of oranges and 11 large boxes of oranges
for a total of $220. Find the cost each of one small box of oranges and one large box of
oranges.

17. A boat traveled 336 miles downstream and back. The trip downstream took 12 hours. The
trip back took 14 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? What is the speed of the
current?
Section 2

1. A large pizza at Palanzio’s Pizzeria costs $6.80 plus $0.90 for each topping. The cost of a
large cheese pizza at Guido’s Pizza is $7.30 plus $0.65 for each topping. How many toppings
need to be added to a large cheese pizza from Palanzio’s Pizzeria and Guido’s Pizza in order
for the pizzas to cost the same, not including tax?

2. Ms. Kitts works at a music store. Last week she sold 6 more than 3 times the number of CDs
that she sold this week. Ms. Kitts sold a total of 110 CDs over the 2 weeks. Which system of
equations can be used to find l, the number of CDs she sold last week, and t, the number of
CDs she sold this week?

3. The length of a rectangle is equal to triple the width. Which system of equations can be used
to find the dimensions of the rectangle if the perimeter is 86 centimeters?

4. At a restaurant the cost for a breakfast taco and a small glass of milk is $2.10. The cost for 2
tacos and 3 small glasses of milk is $5.15. Which pair of equations can be used to determine t,
the cost of a taco, and m, the cost of a small glass of milk?

5. The Frosty Ice-Cream Shop sells sundaes for $2 and banana splits for $3. On a hot summer
day, the shop sold 8 more sundaes than banana splits and made $156.

6. Chase and Sara went to the candy store. Chase bought 5 pieces of fudge and 3 pieces of
bubble gum for a total of $5.70. Sara bought 2 pieces of fudge and 10 pieces of bubble gum for
a total of $3.60. Which system of equations could be used to determine the cost of 1 piece of
fudge, f, and 1 piece of bubble gum, g?

7. At a college bookstore, Carla purchased a math textbook and a novel that cost a total of $54,
not including tax. If the price of the math textbook, m, is $8 more than 3 times the price of the
novel, n, which system of linear equations could be used to determine the price of each book?

8. The price, e, of an entertainment system at Extreme Electronics is $220 less than twice the
price, u, of the same system at Ultra Electronics. The difference in price between the system at
Extreme Electronics and Ultra Electronics is $175. Which system of linear equations can be
used to determine the price of the system at each store?

9. The perimeter of a rectangular wooden deck is 90 feet. The deck's length, l, is 5 feet less than
4 times its width, w. Which system of linear equations can be used to determine the dimensions,
in feet, of the wooden deck?
10. Marcos had 15 coins in nickels and quarters. He had 3 more quarters than nickels. He wrote
a system of equations to represent this situation, letting x represent the number of nickels and y
represent the number of quarters. Then he solved the system by graphing. What is the solution?

11. Some students want to order shirts with their school logo. One company charges $9.65 per
shirt plus a setup fee of $43. Another company charges $8.40 per shirt plus a $58 fee. For what
number of shirts would the cost be the same?

12. The equations of two lines are and . What is the value of x in the solution for this system of
equations?

13. Mrs. Travis wants to have a clown deliver balloons to her secretary’s office. Clowns R Fun
charges $1.25 per balloon and $6 delivery. Singing Balloons charges $1.95 per balloon and $2
for delivery. What is the minimum number of balloons Mrs. Travis needs to purchase in order for
Clowns R Fun to have a lower price than Singing Balloons?

14. Maricella has a bag containing 35 nickels and quarters. The total value of these coins is less
than $2.50. What is the maximum number of quarters that meets these conditions?

15. Two complementary angles have measures of s and t. If t is less than twice s, which system
of linear equations can be used to determine the measure of each angle?