Simultaneous Equations Problems - Questions

Question 1
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There are 400 students at Euclid High School. There are 40 more girls than boys. How many boys and girls are at the school?

220 girls and 180 boys

Question 2
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Tickets to a concert cost \(\$ 20\) for an adult and \(\$ 12\) for children. If 500 people paid to attend the concert and the total money paid was \(\$ 8400\), how many adults and how many children attended the concert?

300 adults and 200 children

Question 3
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The straight line \(y=mx+b\) passes through the points (-1,-5) and (3,7). Form two equations in \(m\) and \(b\) then solve them to find the equation of the line.

\(y =3x-2\)

Question 4
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Let \(x\) be the numerator and \(y\) be the denominator of a fraction. The denominator is 2 more than the numerator. If 1 is subtracted from both the numerator and the denominator, the denominator is then twice the numerator. What is the fraction?

\(\dfrac{3}{5}\)

Question 5
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Find two numbers such that if 10 is added to the first number it becomes 3 times the second number, and if 2 is added to the second number it becomes equal to the first number.

Numbers are 8 and 6

Question 6
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Tom's mother is now 4 times as old as Tom. Four years ago she was 7 times his age what are their ages now?

Tom's age is 8 years, Mother age is 32 

Question 7
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Bill and Ben have \(\$ 75\) between them. Bills money is two thirds of Ben's amount. How much money does each have.

Bill's amount $30 and Ben's amount $45

Question 8
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Milk is sold in either 600 ml or 1L cartons. A store holder ordered 84 litres and received 100 cartons, How many of each size carton did he receive?

40,  600 ml cartons
60,  1L cartons

Question 9
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I tossed a coin \({\rm{30}}\) times. The number of times I tossed a head was \({\rm{4}}\) times the number that I tossed a tail. How many times did I toss a head?

\(24\)

Question 10
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A large pizza is priced \({\rm{25\% }}\) more than a medium size pizza. The Walker family ordered \({\rm{5}}\) medium pizzas and \({\rm{8 }}\) large pizzas for \({\rm{\$ 120}}{\rm{. }}\) The Johnson's ordered \({\rm{10}}\) medium pizzas with \({\rm{12}}\) large pizzas. What was the Johnson's total bill?

\(\$ 200\)

Question 11
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Joshua is distributing chocolates among his colleagues. By giving \({\rm{3}}\) chocolates to each male and \({\rm{5}}\) chocolates to each female, he gives a total of \({\rm{195}}\) \({\rm{chocolates}}{\rm{.}}\) If he gave \({\rm{5 }}\) chocolates to each male and \({\rm{3}}\) chocolates to each female, he would have required \({\rm{2}}\)  more chocolates. How many total colleagues does Joshua have? 

\(49\)

Question 12
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\({\rm{5}}\) pencils and \({\rm{4}}\) erasers can be purchased for \({\rm{\$ 1}}{\rm{.}}\) At the same shop, I can buy \({\rm{15}}\) pencils and \({\rm{2 }}\) erasers for \({\rm{\$ 2}}{\rm{.}}\) What is the price of a pencil, in cents?

\(12\,{\rm{cents}}\)

Question 13
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Lucas and Catherine are shopping in the same supermarket. Both of them buy Oreo packs and Toblerone bars. Lucas bought \({\rm{6}}\) Oreo packs and \({\rm{3}}\) Toblerone bars for \({\rm{\$ 27}}{\rm{.}}\) Catherine bought \({\rm{4}}\) Oreo packs and \({\rm{8}}\) Toblerone bars for \({\rm{\$ 33}}{\rm{.}}\) By how many cents is an Oreo pack costlier than a Toblerone bar?

\(75\,{\rm{cents}}\)