Name: _____________________________________________ Algebra I: Coin /Cost Problems
Complete the chart first and then solve the word problem – show your equation and your work!
1.
Thirty students bought pennants for the footall game. Plain pennants cost $4 each an fancy
ones cost $8 each. If the total bill was $168, how many students bought the fancy pennants?
Number
×
Price
=
Cost
fancy
?
?
f
plain
?
?
?
2.
Adult tickets or the game cost $4 ech and student tickets cost $2 each. A total of 920 tickets
worth $2446 were sold. How many student tickets were sold?
Number
×
Price
=
Cost
adult
?
?
?
student
?
?
s
3.
A collection of 40 dimes and nickels is worth $2.90. How many nickels are there?
Number of coins
×
Value of coin
=
Total value
Dimes
?
?
?
Nickels
?
?
?