Algebra 1

Systems of equations word problems Sarah I

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Systems Word Problems Practice Day

1. Last season two running backs on the Steelers football team rushed or a combined total
of 1550 yards. One rushed 4 times as many yards as the other. How many yards were
rushed by each player?

1 1 4 1550 44 4 1550
X FirstPlayer 11 44
2ndPlayer 15,5 4 1240
11 413103
5,1
firstPlayers3loyards
1240Yards 11 310
2ndPlayer
2. A particular Algebra text has a total of 1382 pages which is broken into two parts. The
second part of the book has 64 more pages than the first part. How many pages are in
each part of the book.
1 1 647 1382
X 1stPartofthebook XtY 1382 2 164 1382
64
42ndPartofthebook 64
18
1st Part 659pages 4 1 164 212 132
2ndpart 723Pages
11 659164 723 6590
11
3. Dennis mowed his next door neighbor’s lawn for a handful of dimes and nickels, 80
coins in all. Upon completing the job he counted out the coins and it came to $6.60.
How many of each coin did he earn?
0.10 0.0516.60
0.10180411
Dimes 0.05116.60

Xty 80 8 0.1410.0546.60
Y Nickels Y Y
4 8 0.0546.60

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4. You purchase 8 gal of paint and 3 brushes for $152.50.The next day, you purchase 6 gal of paint
and 2 brushes for $113.00. How much does each gallon of paint and each brush cost?

Gal 218 34 152.30 847.23134 152.30

X Of paint
36 124 113.00 137634 152.30
Y Brushes 16 304.6 1376 137.6
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64 339 34 14.7
2 4 3
GalOfPaint 17.2
BrushesY 4.90
172 4 4.9
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5. Your teacher is giving you a test worth 100 points containing 40 questions. There are two‐point
and four‐point questions on the test. How many of each type of question are on the test?

2 144 100
11 2 Pointquestions XtY 4O
Y 2h404 44 100
y
4 4 Pointquestions 11 40Y
80 24144 100
2Pointquestions 3Oofthem 80 24 100
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11 40 10 go
4 pointquestions DOfthem yao
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6. At an ice cream parlor, ice cream cones cost $1.10 and sundaes cost $2.35. One day, the receipts
for a total of 172 cones and sundaes were $294.20. How many cones were sold?

X cones xtyshzx.iny tgtff.ltEyY1tzj3YEaaf

Sundaes
11 172 84
z Y
1.10 2.354 294.20 189.211.254 294.20
189.2 189.2
cones 88 88 HIS
sundaes 84 4 84
7. The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 62 feet. The length is 1 foot more than twice
the width. Find the dimension of the garden.

X length 2 124 62
4 Width y

8. A group of people bought movies tickets at the AMC Century City. They bought a total of 7
tickets, some adult and some kid tickets. They spent a total of $72. If adult tickets cost $12 and
kid tickets cost $9, how much of each were purchased?

Adulttickets
2 914 72 XtY 7
12 94 72
4 Kidtickets 12 36 72
36
362 1217 41 94 72
1211 36 84 12494 72
T2 T2 8434 72
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