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Write a system of equations to represent each situation. Define each variable. Do NOT solve.

1) You and your brother each decide to open a savings account. You open your account at Bertha’s
Banking Branch. Your brother opens his account at Brother’s Banking Company. You put €50 in the
bank and your account earns €4 per week in interest. Your brother puts €150 in his account but only
earns €2 per week in interest. How many weeks will it take for both your brother and your account to
have the same balance?

Let w = ______________________ Let b = ______________________________

Eq. 1: _______________________ Eq. 2: ______________________________

2) Sara is renting a cabin for vacation. She has two choices:

Cabin A: €100 per day plus a €50 insurance fee
Cabin B: €120 per day plus a €10 insurance fee
How many days would Sara have to stay for the cost of renting the cabin to be equal?

Let d = ______________________ Let c = ______________________________

Eq. 1: _______________________ Eq. 2: ______________________________

3) The admission fee at a small fair is €1.50 for children and €4.00 for adults. On a certain day, 2 200
people enter the fair and €5 500 is collected. How many children and how many adults attended?

Let c = ______________________ Let a = ______________________________

Eq. 1: _______________________ Eq. 2: ______________________________

4) You and your friend go to Taco Bell for lunch. You order three soft tacos and three burritos and
your bill totals €11.25. Your friend’s bill is €10.00 for four soft tacos and two burritos. How much
does a soft taco cost? How much does a burrito cost?

Let t = ______________________ Let b = ______________________________

Eq. 1: _______________________ Eq. 2: ______________________________

5) Alexandra finds that she can give 3 haircuts and 2 hair dyes in 315 minutes. Giving 2 haircuts and 4
hair dyes takes 450 minutes. How long does it take her to give a haircut? 

Let ? = ______________________ Let ? = ______________________________

Eq. 1: _______________________ Eq. 2: ______________________________

6) The basketball team is planning a fundraiser to sell shirts to raise money for new kicks. They plan to
sell the shirts for €15. The company they order the shirts from charges the team a set up fee of €150
and €7.50 for each shirt printed. How many shirts must they sell to break even? 

Let n = ______________________ Let a = ______________________________

Eq. 1: _______________________ Eq. 2: ______________________________

7) A carpenter makes cabinets and desks. Each cabinet has 2 doors and 3 drawers, and each desk has 1
door and 5 drawers, the same as are used for the cabinets. The carpenter has 41 doors and 100
drawers available. How many of each item of furniture should he make to use his entire supply of
doors and drawers?

Let c = ______________________ Let d = ______________________________

Eq. 1: _______________________ Eq. 2: ______________________________

8) John is two years older than Paula. Three times John’s age plus four times Paula’s age is 55 years.
How old are John and Paula?

Let j = ______________________ Let p = ______________________________

Eq. 1: _______________________ Eq. 2: ______________________________

9) The Strauss family is deciding between two lawn-care services. Green Lawn charges a €59 startup
fee plus €29 per month. Grass Team charges a €25 startup fee plus €37 per month. In how many
months will both lawn-care services cost the same? What will that cost be?

Let n = ______________________ Let c = ______________________________

Eq. 1: _______________________ Eq. 2: ______________________________

10) The sum of two numbers is 50. The first number is 43 less than twice the second number. Find the
two numbers.
Let f = ______________________ Let s = ______________________________

Eq. 1: _______________________ Eq. 2: ______________________________