16. Algebra word problems

Brian is a salesman at a furniture store. He is paid a weekly salary of $350 plus a 10% commission on any sale he closes. Last week, Brian was paid $900. How much merchandise did Brian sell last week?

$6,000

$4,000

$5,500

$5,000

$2,500

The sum of John and Kevin's age is 74. In three years, John will be three times as old as Kevin. How old are John and Kevin now?

John's age =

Kevin's age =

A movie theater charges $10 for an adult ticket and $6 for a child's ticket. The screening of a new movie had attendance of 335 patrons (adults and children), and generated revenue of $2,630. How many adults and children attended the movie screening?

Adult tickets =

Child tickets =

In the last student government election, Tara received 45% of the votes cast. Her only opponent, Kimberly, received 3,938 votes. How many people voted for Tara in the election?

3,159

3,177

3,222

3,186

3,204