MONEY AND UNIT PRICING

In a certain clothing store, 3 shirts and 5 ties cost $60, and 2 shirts and 3 ties cost $39. What is the cost of each shirt?

$15.00

A person has 20 coins, all nickels and dimes, worth one dollar and 40 cents. How many nickels are there? If n = number of nickels and d = number of dimes, which system of equations represents the problem?

n + d = 20 and 5n + 10d = 140

price per pound of butterscotch

$2.15

price per pound of mixture

$2.20

price per pound of peppermints

$2.35

cost for ten pounds of mixture

$22.00

If two adults and three children go to the movies, it costs $31.50. If one adult and five children go to the movies, it costs $35.00. What is the cost of one adult movie ticket?

$7.50

A piggy bank contains $5.45 in dimes and quarters. If the bank contains 29 coins, how many quarters are in the bank?

17 quarters

Suzy buys 2 shirts and 2 pairs of pants for 42 dollars at the store. Annette buys 3 shirts and 1 pair of pants for 37 dollars. Create a system of equations that can be used to solve for the cost of the shirts and pants.

2s + 2p = 42 3s + p = 37

In a certain clothing store, 3 shirts and 5 ties cost $60, and 2 shirts and 3 ties cost $39. What is the cost of each shirt? If s = the cost of a shirt and t = the cost of a tie, which system of equations represents the problem?

3s + 5t = 60 and 2s + 3t = 39

In a certain candy store, 3 pounds of candy and 2 pounds of mints cost $10.80, and 1 pound of candy and 3 pounds of mints cost $5.35. What is the cost per pound of the candy and the mints? If m = price of mints and c = price of candy, then which of the following expressions is equal to 5.35?

c + 3m

In a certain candy store, 3 pounds of candy and 2 pounds of mints cost $10.80, and 1 pound of candy and 3 pounds of mints cost $5.35. What is the cost per pound of the mints?

mints are 75¢ per lb

pounds of butterscotch candy

x

pounds of peppermint candy

y