MTH 112
Sample Word Problems
Systems of Equations
| 1) Office Owl, which sells chairs, desks , and filing cabinets, charges
$12 for shipping chairs, $14 for shipping desks, and $15 for shipping filing
cabinets. One week shipping charges for 330 orders totaled $4500. The difference
between the number of chair shipped and the number of filing cabinets is
20. Find the number of orders shipped of each product. Show all setups.
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| 2) One day Evan and Lyle pool their loose change to buy snacks between
classes. They spent $2.50 on one bottle of Coke, 2 donuts, and one bag of
m & m's. The next day they spend $2.25 on 3 donuts, and two bags of
m&m's. The third day they buy one bottle of Coke, 1 donut, and two bags
of m & m's for $3.00. On the fourth day they have $3.75. Is this enough
for two bottles of Coke and 2 donuts? Find the price of each item.
Show all work and explain.
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