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100
The difference of two numbers is 3. Their sum is 13.  Give the two equations to find the numbers.
x-y=3

x+y=13

100
A local library had a book sale to raise money for a charity. Hardcover books cost $4 each and paperback books cost $2 each. Ms. Gratton spent $26 on 8 books. Give the 2 equations to find how many hardcover and how many paperback books Ms. Gratton bought.
4x+2y=26

x+y=8

100
Ms. Leahy's pocket is filled with dimes and nickels. There are 18 coins in her pocket. The value of the coins is $1.25. Give the two equations to find how many dimes and nickels Ms. Leahy has.
d+n=18

.10d+.05n=1.25

100
The first step that is taken to solve a word problem after reading the word problem.
What is Define Variable(s)
200

What year did Seneca Ridge Middle School open?

What is 1978.

200

iTunes allows users to download individual songs or an entire album. Let's say all individual songs cost the same to download and all the albums cost the same to download. JD pays $14.94 to download 5 individual songs and 1 album. Abby pays $22.95 to download 3 individual songs and 2 albums. Give the two equation to find out how much iTunes charges to download a song and an entire album? 

5s+a = 14.94

3s+ 2a = 22.95

200
Drew has 28 coins all of which are either dimes or nickels. The coins are worth a total of $2.60. Find how many dimes and how many nickels he has.
What is 24 dimes and 5 nickels
200
The three methods used to solve linear systems.
What is graphing, substitution, and elimination.
300
One number is 12 more than half another number. The two numbers total 60. Find the numbers.
What is 28 and 32
300

You walk into the grocery store to get two of your favorite fruits: apples and oranges. When you get to the checkout line, you have 9 pieces of fruit in your basket and the cashier says you owe $15. The apples were on sale for $1 each and the oranges were $2 each. How many apples and oranges did you buy?

What is 3 apples and 6 oranges

300
You have 60 coins consisting of quarters and dimes in your pocket. The coins combined value is $9.45. Find the number of quarters and the number of dimes?
What is 37 dimes and 23 quarters
300

Substitution is easier to use when this coefficient is in front of a variable.

What is one.

400
The sum of two numbers is 55 and their difference is 5. Find the two numbers.
What is 30 and 25
400
Two families attended the musical at Cardinal O'Hara that offered adult and student priced tickets. The first family, the Mullens, consisted of 5 adults and 2 students. The second family, the Wellmans, consisted of 3 adults and 2 students. If the Mullens paid $48 for the tickets and the Wellmans paid $32 for the tickets, what is the cost of each kind of ticket?
What is $8 for adult and $4 for student ticket
400
You have 130 coins consisting of nickels and quarters. The coins combined value comes to $15.90. Find the number of nickels and the number of quarters.
What is 83 nickels and 47 quarters
400

Once you have defined your variables and created your two equations, what do you do?

What is DESMOS... and determine what the question is asking to see what (x, y) really means!

500
The sum of two numbers is 75. The larger number is 3 less than twice the smaller. Find the two numbers
What is 26 and 49
500
586 people attended a banquet in Disney World. Residents paid $12.95 and non-residents paid $17.95. If Disney made $9423.70 from ticket sales for the event, how many residents and non-residents attended?
What is 219 residents and 367 non-residents
500
You are counting cash register at the end of the night. You have $1015 in $5 bills and $10 bills. If you have 138 bills all together, how many of each type for you have?
What is 73 $5 bills and 65 $10 bills
500

Daily Double

The length of a rectangle is equal to 5 less than four times the width. If the perimeter is 90 centimeters, what is the length and width of the rectangle.

What is 10 cm and what is 35cm.