Exercises Exercises β Value Problems
1.
A collection of dimes and quarters is worth There are coins in all. How many of each is there?
2.
A collection of half dollars and nickels is worth There are coins in all. How many of each are there?
3.
The attendance at a school concert was Admission was for adults and for children. The total receipts were How many adults and how many children attended?
4.
A purse contains made up of dimes and quarters. If there are coins in all, how many dimes and how many quarters were there?
5.
A boy has in nickels and dimes. If there are twice as many dimes as nickels, how many of each kind has he?
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is made up of quarters and half dollars. If the number of quarters exceeds the number of half dollars by how many coins of each denomination are there?
7.
A collection of coins consisting of nickels and dimes amounts to How many coins of each kind are there?
8.
in dimes and nickels, were distributed among boys. If each received one coin, how many received dimes and how many received nickels?
9.
There were people at a play. Admission was each for adults and cents each for children. The receipts were How many children and how many adults attended?
10.
There were tickets sold for a womenβs basketball game. Tickets for students were cents each and for adults cents each. The total amount of money collected was How many of each type of ticket was sold?
11.
There were tickets sold for a volleyball game. For activity-card holders, the price was each and for noncard holders the price was each. The total amount of money collected was How many of each type of ticket was sold?
12.
At a local ball game the hotdogs sold for each and the hamburgers sold for each. There were total sandwiches sold for a total value of How many of each sandwich was sold?
13.
At a recent Vikings game in admission tickets was taken in. The cost of a student ticket was and the cost of a non-student ticket was A total of tickets were sold. How many students and how many non- students attended the game?
14.
A bank contains coins in dimes and quarters. The coins have a total value of Find the number of dimes and quarters in the bank.
15.
A coin purse contains coins in nickels and dimes. The coins have a total value of Find the number of nickels and dimes in the coin purse.
16.
A business executive bought stamps for The purchase included stamps and stamps. How many of each type of stamp were bought?
17.
A postal clerk sold some stamps and some stamps. Altogether, stamps were sold for a total cost of How many of each type of stamps were sold?
18.
A drawer contains stamps and stamps. The number of stamps is four less than three times the number of stamps. The total value of all the stamps is How many stamps are in the drawer?
19.
The total value of dimes and quarters in a bank is There are six more quarters than dimes. Find the number of each type of coin in the bank.
20.
A childβs piggy bank contains coins in quarters and dimes. The coins have a total value of Find the number of quarters in the bank.
21.
A coin bank contains nickels and dimes. The number of dimes is less than twice the number of nickels. The total value of all the coins is Find the number of each type of coin in the bank.
22.
A total of bills are in a cash box. Some of the bills are one dollar bills, and the rest are five dollar bills. The total amount of cash in the box is Find the number of each type of bill in the cash box.
23.
A bank teller cashed a check for using twenty dollar bills and ten dollar bills. In all, twelve bills were handed to the customer. Find the number of twenty dollar bills and the number of ten dollar bills.
24.
A collection of stamps consists of stamps and stamps. The number of stamps is three more than four times the number of stamps. The total value of the stamps is Find the number of stamps in the collection.
25.
A total of is invested, part of it at and the rest at The total interest after one year is How much was invested at each rate?
26.
A total of is invested, part of it at and the rest at The total interest after one year is How much was invested at each rate?
27.
A total of is invested, part of it at and the rest at The total interest after one year is How much was invested at each rate?
28.
A total of is invested, part of it at and the rest at The total interest after one year is How much was invested at each rate?
29.
An inheritance of is invested in ways, part at and the remainder at The combined annual interest was How much was invested at each rate?
30.
Kerry earned a total of last year on his investments. If was invested at a certain rate of return and was invested in a fund with a rate that was higher, find the two rates of interest.
31.
Jason earned interest last year on his investments. If was invested at a certain rate of return and was invested in a fund with a rate that was double the rate of the first fund, find the two rates of interest.
32.
Millicent earned last year in interest. If was invested at a certain rate of return and was invested in a fund with a rate that was lower, find the two rates of interest.
33.
A total of is invested, part of it at and the rest at The total interest after one year is How much was invested at each rate?
34.
A total of was invested, part of it at and the rest at The total interest after one year is How much was invested at each rate?
35.
A total of is invested, part of it at and the rest at The total interest after one year is How much was invested at each rate?
36.
A total of is invested, part of it at and the rest at The total interest after one year is How much was invested at each rate?
37.
A total of is invested, part of it at and the rest at The total interest after one year is How much was invested at each rate?
38.
A total of is invested, part of it at and the rest at The total interest after one year is How much was invested at each rate?
39.
A total of is invested, part of it at and the rest at The total interest after one year is How much was invested at each rate?
40.
An investment portfolio earned in interest last year. If was invested at a certain rate of return and was invested in a fund with a rate that was lower, find the two rates of interest.
41.
Samantha earned in interest last year on her investments. If was invested at a certain rate of return and was invested in a fund with a rate that was two-thirds the rate of the first fund, find the two rates of interest.
42.
A man has in nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are twice as many nickels as dimes and more dimes than quarters. How many coins of each kind were there?
43.
coins having a value of consists of nickels, dimes and quarters. If there are twice as many quarters as dimes, how many coins of each kind were there?
44.
A bag contains nickels, dimes and quarters having a value of If there are coins in all and times as many dimes as quarters, how many coins of each kind were there?