Smoothie King sells 12 ounce and 16 ounce smoothies. On Saturday, they sold 440 ounces of smoothie in 33 cups. How many of each did they sell?
Mr. Gouline and Mr. Dawson run a waste recycling syndicate. They have 6 gallon and 8 gallon containers. How many of each did they use if they recycled 122 gallons using 17 containers?
Eddy’s Edibles is a farm that raises turkeys and cows. On the farm, there are 41 heads and 130 feet. How many of each animal live on the farm?
PayMor parking charges a set fee for the first hour of parking and another amount for each additional hour. If it costs $7.00 to park for three hours and $19.00 to park for eleven hours, what are the rates?
Lead Pipe Plumbers charges a “house call” charge in addition to an hourly rate. LPP worked at John’s house for two hours and charged him $140. They worked at Jim’s house for eight hours and charged him $470. What are the house call charge and the hourly rate?
In order to get tickets to the 2013 Daytona 500, a person must pay a set handling fee for the order, plus a charge for each ticket. If Nick paid $657 for ten tickets and Alex paid $462 for seven tickets, what is the handling fee and how much do tickets cost?
Tommy is kayaking on the Gunpowder River. When he traveled with the current, the 12 mile trip took three hours. Traveling against the current, the trip took four hours. How fast is the current and how fast could Tommy kayak in calm water?
The Mississippi Belle is a river boat on the Mississippi river. Heading from Memphis to New Orleans, the 288 mile trip takes 24 hours. The return trip takes 36 hours. How fast is the current, and how fast would the Belle travel in calm water?
Jane swims from a dock 120 feet upstream to visit John, her beautiful beaux. This trip takes 30 seconds. The return trip, aided by the current, only takes 20 seconds. How fast does Jane normally swim, and how fast is the current?
There is a 96 foot moving walkway at BWI. Walking with the walkway, it takes Hunter 16 seconds to get across the walkway. Walking against the walkway takes 48 seconds. In feet per second, how fast is the walkway and how fast does Hunter walk?
Coach Gouline runs and bikes at a constant rate all the time. On Monday, he ran for an hour and biked for a half hour, covering 12 miles. On Tuesday, he ran for a half hour and biked for an hour, covering 15 miles. What are his running and biking speeds?