ACT Math · Algebra

Systems of equations practice questions

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  1. Question 8A parking garage charges a flat entry fee plus an hourly rate. Three hours of parking costs $18, and one hour costs $1 more than…
  2. Question 14A store sells notebooks for $3 each and pens for $2 each. A customer buys a combination of notebooks and pens totaling 10 items…
  3. Question 48Solve the system by elimination: 4x + 3y = 25 and 2x - 3y = -1. What is the value of x + y?
  4. Question 54A system is given by x+y+z=6, 2x-y+z=3, and x+2y-z=2. What is the value of z?
  5. Question 94How many solutions does the system 2x + 3y = 6 and 4x + 6y = 18 have?
  6. Question 98Solve the system: 1/2x + 1/3y = 5 and x - y = 3. What is the value of y?
  7. Question 136A jar contains 20 coins, all dimes and quarters, worth a total of $3.65. How many quarters are in the jar?
  8. Question 182A theater sells adult tickets for $12 and child tickets for $7. If 150 tickets were sold for a total of $1,425, how many adult…
  9. Question 224Solve the system: 3x + 2y = 16 and x + 4y = 22. What is the value of x?
  10. Question 233Two shipping plans are described by y = 5x + 20 and y = 5x + 35, where x is the number of packages and y is the total cost. How…

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