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Section 3-7
Cost, Income, and Value Word Problems
Use a “CAT Chart” to help organize information!
Solve each word problem.
1. Taylor makes $5 an hour working after school and $6 an hour working on Saturdays. Last week she made $64.50 by working a total of 12 hours. How many hours did she work on Saturday?
2. Adult tickets for the game cost $4 each and student tickets cost $2 each. A total of 920 tickets worth $2446 were sold. How many student tickets were sold?
3. A collection of 52 dimes and nickels is worth $4.50. How many nickels are there?
4. I have eight more quarters than dimes. If the coins are worth $6.20, how many dimes are there?
5. Steven works 2 h daily after school, Monday through Friday. On Saturdays he works 8 h at $2 more per hour than on weekdays. If he makes $142 per week, how much does he make per hour on weekdays?
Try it!
1. Tickets for a concert cost $8 for adults and $4 for students. A total of 920 tickets worth $5760 were sold. How many adult tickets were sold?
2. A collection of 60 dimes and nickels is worth $4.80. How many dimes are there?
3. Steph has three times as many dimes as quarters. If the coins are worth $6.60, how many quarters are there?
4. Forty students bought caps at the baseball game. Plain caps cost $4 each and deluxe ones cost $6 each. If the total bill was $236, how many students bought the deluxe cap?
5. Nate has 12 more nickels than quarters. If coins are worth $4.50, how many nickels are there?
**Challenge: Kelly claims “It is possible for 46 pennies and nickels to have a total value of a dollar.” Is she right or wrong? Give a convincing argument to justify your answer.