MATH 1 MONEY WORD PROBLEMS

1) Admission tickets to a Pisay: the Movie special screening were priced at

P100 for adults and P60 for students. If 410 tickets were sold and the total
receipts amounted to P35,800, how many adults attended?
2) A bank teller has some P50 bills and some P200 bills. The teller has five
more P200 bills than P50 bills. The total value of the money is P7,250. Find
the number of P50 bills.
3) A coin collector has $1.70 in dimes and nickels. She has two more dimes
than nickels. How many nickels does she have?
4) A cashier has a total of 126 bills, made up of fifties and hundreds. The total
value of the money is P8,400. How many of each kind does she have?
5) The petty cash drawer of a small office contained P16.25. If there were
twice as many 5-centavo coins as 25-centavo coins and as many 10-centavo
coins as 5-centavo and 25-centavo coins combined, how many coins of each
type were there?
6) In the cafeteria, hamburgers cost P30 each and a bag of fries P25 each. How
many hamburgers and how many bags of French fries can a customer buy
with P340 if he wants twice as many hamburgers as bags of French fries?
7) Keith paid P2143 for a collection of seven CDs. Some were on sale for
P394, and some for P189. How many of each type did he buy?
8) There were 11,000 people in attendance at a recent basketball game who
paid a total of P790,000 in entrance fees. Students paid P30 each, and non-
students paid P80 each. How many students attended?
9) How many kilograms of chocolate costing P46 per kg may be mixed with 6
kg of chocolate costing P50 per kg to produce a mixture that can be sold for
P49 per kg?
10) How many packs of candy worth P50 per pack must be mixed with 60
packs that are worth P40 per pack to get a special Christmas mixture to sell
for P44 per pack?