System of Equations Word Problems

Question 1: The first step when you set up a system of equations in a word problem is to

Question 2: Once you solve your system of equations in a word problem, the last step is to

Question 3: Bret and Megan run every day. So far this month Megan ran 10 miles and expects to run 3 miles every day. Bret has run 5 miles this month and expects to run 4 miles every day. After how many days will they have both ran the same amount of miles and how many miles will they each be at?

Question 4: A company sells gift baskets. Small baskets cost $20 and large baskets cost $30. The company sold 20 total baskets today and made $550 from them. How many small baskets and how many large baskets did they sell?

Question 5: A high school sporting event sold tickets to a home game. Student tickets cost $3 and adult tickets cost $5. The school made $1,472 from the ticket sales and sold a total of 344 tickets. How many of each type of ticket did they sell?