"Two Sentences"
Word Problems
Word Problems
Courtney went to a coffee shop to purchase lattes and donuts for her friends. One day, she spent a total of $15.50 on four lattes and two donuts. The next day, she spent a total of $18.10 on three lattes and five donuts. Determine the cost of each latte and each donut.
The cost of a latte is $2.95 and the cost of a donut is $1.85.
Angel is selling bags of licorice and cookies at a bake sale. He sells each bag of licorice for $2 and each cookie for $3.50. If Angel made $102 by selling a total of 36 items at his bake sale, how many cookies did he sell?
Angel sold 20 cookies.
Cameron sold hot dogs and sodas at a concession stand. He sold a total of 25 items for $45.00. A hot dog sold for $2.25 and a soda sold for $1.50. Determine the number of hot dogs and sodas that Cameron sold.
Cameron sold 10 hot dogs and 15 sodas.
What country has the largest population in the world?
India (~1.4 billion)
Judy worked 8 hours and Ben worked 10 hours. Their combined pay was $320. When Judy worked 9 hours and Ben worked 5 hours, their combined pay was $260. Find the hourly rate of pay for each person.
Judy's hourly rate of pay is $20 and Ben's hourly rate is $16.
Maya is selling cups of lemonade and brownies at a school fundraiser. She sells each cup of lemonade for $2.50 and each brownie for $4. By the end of the day, Maya made $113 from selling 38 items in total. How many cups of lemonade and brownies did she sell?
Maya sold 26 cups of lemonade and 12 brownies.
The talent show committee sold a total of 530 tickets in advance. Student tickets cost $3 each and the adult tickets cost $4 each. If the total receipts were $1740, how many of each type of ticket were sold?
The committee sold 380 student tickets and 150 adult tickets.
Who was the second President of the United States?
John Adams
Acme Athletics purchases shoes from a supply company. In January, the store bought 30 pairs of running shoes and 10 pairs of basketball shoes for $3700. In March, they bought 15 pairs of running shoes and 20 pairs of basketball shoes for $3575. Find the cost of a pair of basketball shoes.
A pair of basketball shoes cost $115.
Rob has 40 coins, all dimes and quarters, worth $7.60. How many dimes and how many quarters does he have?
Rob has 24 quarters and 16 dimes.
The senior classes at Monroe-Woodbury High School and Wallkill Senior High School planned separate trips to New York City. Monroe-Woodbury rented and filled 1 van and 6 buses with 372 students. Wallkill rented and filled 4 vans and 12 buses with 780 students. Each van and each bus carried the same number of students. How many students can a van carry? How many students can a bus carry?
Each van can carry 18 students.
Each bus can carry 59 students.
Which MLB team has won the most World Series Championships?
New York Yankees (27 titles)