Solve the system of equations using any method

• Solve the system of equations using any method.

• Solve the system of equations using any method.

• Solve the system of equations using any method.

9 – 3 – 14 Systems of Equations Word Problems

• For a wedding, Karen bought several dozen roses and several dozen carnations. The roses cost $15 per dozen, and the carnations cost $8 per dozen. Karen bought a total of 17 dozen flowers and paid a total of $192. How many dozen roses did she buy? • She bought 8 dozen roses.

• Marcy has a total of 100 dimes and quarters. If the total value of the coins is $14. 05, then how many quarters does she have? • She has 27 quarters.

• East High School and North High School planned trips to the water park. EHS rented and filled 6 vans and 4 buses with 174 students. NHS rented and filled 2 vans and 4 buses with 114 students. Each van and each bus carried the same number of students. How many students can a van carry? • A van carry 15 students.

• A restaurant manager bought 20 packages of bagels. Some packages contained 6 bagels each, and the rest contained 12 bagels each. There were 168 bagels in all. How many packages of 12 bagels did the manager buy? • The manger bought 8 packages of 12 bagels.

• Customers can buy pecan cheesecakes and chocolate marble cheesecakes. Hank sold 16 pecan cheesecakes and 10 chocolate marble cheesecakes for a total of $164. Molly sold 4 pecan cheesecakes and 7 chocolate marble cheesecakes for a total of $86. What is the cost of one chocolate marble cheesecake? • Chocolate marble cheesecakes cost $10 each.

• Scott's school is selling tickets to the homecoming game. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 47 adult tickets and 61 student tickets for a total of $1207. The school took in $2045 on the second day by selling 94 adult citizen tickets and 81 student tickets. What is the price of a student ticket? • Student tickets cost $9 each.