System of linear equations word problems

Number of questions = 45

1. The value of x is 2 more than the value of y . The sum of 3 x and 4 y is 20 less
than the value of 8 x . What is the value of x ?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 8

D. 12

2. Beth bought two types of coffee in single-serve packs for her coffee. The
cost of a 24-pack box of French roast coffee was $12.00, and the cost of a
16-pack box of Colombian coffee was $9.00. It cost Beth $528 before tax to
buy 992 single-serve packs. If x represents the number of 24-pack boxes of
French roast coffee and y represents the number of 16-pack boxes of
Colombian coffee that Beth bought, which of the following systems of
equations can be solved to find the number of 16-pack boxes of Colombian
coffee that Beth bought?

A. 9 x +12 y=528 ; 16 x+24 y=992

B. 12 x+ 9 y=528 ; 24 x+ 16 y=992

C. 12 x+ 9 y=992 ; 24 x+ 16 y=528

D. 12 x+16 y =992 ; 24 x +9 y=528

3. Javonne purchased some art supplies and paid for them with a $20 bill.
The cashier handed her c dollars in change, which was a mistake. To fix the
mistake, Javonne returned $1.00 to the cashier. If the purchase price was
twice the amount of change Javonne was originally given, what is the
value of c ?

A. $5.50

B. $7.00
C. $9.50

D. $10.50
4. At a coffee shop, Don combined arabica beans with robusta beans to make
a coffee bean blend. The arabica beans cost $13.50 per pound, and the
robusta beans cost $9.25 per pound. He used 1.2 pounds of robusta beans
in the blend, and the total cost of the blend was $21.90. How many pounds
of arabica beans did Don use in the blend?

Answer: ________

5. A harvest festival charges a fixed cost per van for parking and an amount
per person to enter the festival. One van with 3 people in it is charged $22,
and another with 5 people is charged $32. How many people are in a van
that is charged $47 to enter the festival?

Answer: ____________

6. A farmer sold 108 pounds of produce that consisted of z pounds of zucchini

and c pounds of cucumbers. The farmer sold the zucchini for $1.69 per
pound and the cucumbers for $0.99 per pound and collected a total of
$150.32. Which of the following systems of equations can be used to find
the number of pounds of zucchini that were sold?

A. z +c=150.3 ; 21.69 z+ 0.99 c=108

B. z +c=108 ; 1.69 z+ 0.99 c=150.32

C. z +c=108 ; 0.99 z +1.69 c=150.32

D. z +c=150.32 ; 0.99 z +1.69 c=108

7. At a snack bar, each medium drink costs $1.85 and each large drink costs c
more dollars than a medium drink. If 5 medium drinks and 5 large drinks
cost a total of $20.50, what is the value of c ?

A. 0.45

B. 0.40

C. 0.30
D. 0.25
8. A fashion buyer for a large retail store purchased 315 items directly from
the manufacturer for a total of $6000. Some of the items were dresses
purchased for $25 each, and the rest were shirts purchased for $10 each.
How many more dresses than shirts did the buyer purchase?

Answer: _________

9. 3
D=60− P
4
1
S= P
4

In economics, the equilibrium price is defined as the price at which

quantity demanded and quantity supplied are equal. If the quantity
demanded, D , and quantity supplied, S, in terms of the price in dollars, P,
are given by the equations above, what is the equilibrium price?

A. $0

B. $60

C. $80

D. $120

10 Isabella sells only rings and necklaces on her website. Rings sell for $50
. each, and necklaces sell for $30 each. If Isabella sold 25 pieces of jewelry
and her sales totaled $1050, how many necklaces did Isabella sell?

Answer: ___________
Question 1:
A store sells two types of smartphones. The cost of a brand A smartphone is $300,
and the cost of a brand B smartphone is $500. If the store sold a total of 50
smartphones for a total of $18,000, which of the following systems of equations can
be solved to find the number of brand A smartphones sold (x) and the number of
brand B smartphones sold (y)?

A) x + y = 50
300x + 500y = 18,000

B) x + y = 18,000
300x + 500y = 50

C) 300x + 500y = 50
x + y = 18,000

D) 300x + 500y = 18,000

x + y = 50
Question 2:
A bakery sells two types of cakes. The cost of a chocolate cake is $20, and the cost of
a vanilla cake is $15. If the bakery sold a total of 40 cakes for a total of $780, which of
the following systems of equations can be solved to find the number of chocolate
cakes sold (x) and the number of vanilla cakes sold (y)?

A) x + y = 40
20x + 15y = 780

B) x + y = 780
20x + 15y = 40

C) 20x + 15y = 40
x + y = 780

D) 20x + 15y = 780

x + y = 40
Question 3:
A farmer has two types of crops. The yield of crop A is 10 bushels per acre, and the
yield of crop B is 8 bushels per acre. If the farmer harvested a total of 500 bushels
from a total of 60 acres, which of the following systems of equations can be solved to
find the number of acres planted with crop A (x) and the number of acres planted
with crop B (y)?

A) x + y = 60
10x + 8y = 500

B) x + y = 500
10x + 8y = 60

C) 10x + 8y = 60
x + y = 500

D) 10x + 8y = 500
x + y = 60
Question 4:
A store sells two types of shirts. The cost of a plain shirt is $10, and the cost of a
patterned shirt is $15. If the store sold a total of 80 shirts for a total of $1,100, which
of the following systems of equations can be solved to find the number of plain shirts
sold (x) and the number of patterned shirts sold (y)?

A) x + y = 80
10x + 15y = 1,100

B) x + y = 1,100
10x + 15y = 80

C) 10x + 15y = 80
x + y = 1,100

D) 10x + 15y = 1,100

x + y = 80
Question 5:
A zoo has two types of animals. The number of lions is 10, and the number of tigers is
15. If the zoo has a total of 25 animals, which of the following systems of equations
can be solved to find the number of lions (x) and the number of tigers (y)?

A) x + y = 25
10x + 15y = 25

B) x + y = 10
10x + 15y = 25

C) 10x + 15y = 25
x + y = 10

D) 10x + 15y = 10
x + y = 25
Question 1:
The value of x is 2 more than the value of y. The sum of 3x and 4y is 20 less than the
value of 8x. What is the value of x?

A) 5
B) 6
C) 8
D) 12

Question 2:
The value of x is 5 less than the value of y. The sum of 2x and 3y is 15 more than the
value of 5y. What is the value of x?

A) -3
B) 1
C) 3
D) 5

Question 3:
The value of x is twice the value of y. The sum of 4x and 5y is 10 less than the value of
7x. What is the value of x?

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
Question 4:
The value of x is 4 more than the value of y. The sum of 5x and 6y is 15 less than the
value of 8x. What is the value of x?

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8

Question 5:
The value of x is 3 less than the value of y. The sum of 6x and 7y is 25 less than the
value of 9x. What is the value of x?

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8