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Systems of Equations
Word Problems: Cost
Solve. ANSWER KEY
1. Harold had a lemonade stand
where he sold small cups for
$1.25 and large cups for $2.50. If
he sold a total of 155 cups, and
collected $265, how many of
each type did he sell?
2. Juan purchased 5 boxes of
pencils and 3 boxes of crayons for
$8.52. Cheyenne purchased 2
boxes of pencils and 4 boxes of
crayons for $5.76. What is the
cost of each box of pencils and
each box of crayons?
3. Lakisha bought 6 new DVDs
and 2 used DVDs for $127.92. At
the same price, Mackenzie
bought 3 new DVDs and 8 used
DVDs for $133.89. Find the cost
of a used DVD. Find the cost of a
new DVD.
57 large, 98 small
$0.84 crayons, $1.20 pencils
$17.99 new, $9.99 used
4 One group purchased 10 hot dogs
and 5 drinks for $12.50. A second
group bought 7 hot dogs and 4
drinks for $9.00. What is the cost of
a single hot dog? What is the cost of
a single drink?
5. A total of 925 tickets were sold
for $5,925. If adult tickets cost $7.50
and children’s tickets cost $3.00,
how many tickets of each type were
sold?
6. Two records and three CDs cost
$31. Three records and two CDs cost
$29. Find the cost of each record
and each CD.
$1.00 hot dogs, $0.50 drinks
700 adult, 225 children
$7.00 CDs, $5.00 records
7. 1000 tickets were sold. Adult
tickets cost $8.50 and children
tickets cost $4.50 and a total of
$7300 was collected. How many of
each kind of tickets were sold?
8. Jurassic Park charges $20 for
adults and $12 for children. The
total bill for 454 people was $6672.
How many adult and how many
children tickets were sold?
9. Four oranges and five apples cost
$3.56. Three oranges and four
apples cost $2.76. Find the cost of
an orange and an apple.
700 adults, 300 children
153 adults, 301 children
$0.44 orange, $0.36 apple
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