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Writing System of Equations from Word Problems
The cost of admission to a popular music concert
was $162 for 12 children and 3 adults. The admission
was $122 for 8 children and 3 adults in another music concert. How
much was the admission for each child and adult?
A theater production charges $21.00, 1 for adult tickets and $15 for
student tickets. If the production sold 102 tickets for its opening night
and made $1,932 in ticket sales, how many of each type of tickets were
sold?
At a restaurant the cost for a breakfast taco and a small glass of milk is
$2.10. The cost for 2 tacos and 3 small glasses of milk is $5.15. Which
pair of equations can be used to determine t, the cost of a taco, and m,
the cost of a small glass of milk?