1. Simultaneous Equations Problems
Algebra

2. Simultaneous Equations Problems1.
5 pens and 3 pencils cost £0·99 while 1 pen and
2 pencils cost £0·31. Make two equations and solve
them to find the cost of each. 2.
An apple and an orange cost £0·14 while the difference
between their prices is £0·02 with the apple costing more.
Make two equations and solve them to find the cost of each.

3. Simultaneous Equations Problems3.
3 plum trees and 2 cherry trees cost £161 while
2 plum trees and 3 cherry trees cost £154.
Make two equations and solve them to find the cost of each. 4.
4 bottles of red wine and 5 bottles of white wine cost £35·50
while one bottle of each cost £8. Find the cost of each.

4. Simultaneous Equations Problems5.
3 chairs and 2 tables cost £169 while
1 chair and 4 tables cost £193.
Find the cost of each. 6.
Tickets on sale for a concert are £25 each for
the front section and £20 each for the back
section of the theatre.
If 212 people attended the concert
and the total receipts were £4980, how many
of each price of ticket were sold ?

5. Simultaneous Equations Problems7.
Meals in a restaurant are available at £28 per person
for the fish courses menu and £30 per person
for the meat courses menu.
There are 95 guests attending the
function in the restaurant and the total bill
came to £2760.
How many guests chose each menu ? 8.
Calendars cost £9 and £5 each and are on sale in a card shop.
If 760 calendars are sold and the
total takings for them were £5240,
how many of each price of calendar were sold ?