MONEY AND UNIT PRICING

3.price per pound of butterscotch

$2.15

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 $12.00 $3.00

$15.00

A system of equations can be written to represent coin and pricing problems. True or False.

True

1.pounds of butterscotch candy

x

4.price per pound of mixture

$2.20

6.price per pound of peppermints

$2.35

5.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? $5.50 $6.50 $7.50

$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 12 quarters 21 quarters

17 quarters

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? 3t + 5s = 60 and 2t + 3s = 39 3s + 5t = 60 and 2s + 3t = 39 s + t = 60 and 5s + 8t = 99

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 3m 1 + 3m

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 mints are 85¢ per lb mints are 65¢ per lb

mints are 75¢ per lb

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 = 1.40 n + d = 20 and 5n + 10d = 140 n + d = 20 and n + d = 1.40

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

2.pounds of peppermint candy

y