Sheet # 373
Name_________________________Date:_____________
Show your work.
1) Bryan bought a shell necklace and a pair of shell earrings for his mother. The shell necklace cost three times as much as the shell earrings. If Bryan spent a total of $24.00, how much did each item cost?
2) A sales receipt shows how much Laura paid for two items from the science museum gift shop. She spent $22.50 at the gift shop. The spaceship model cost twice as much as the Milky Way Galaxy poster. How much did she pay for each item?
Answers for sheet # 373
1) Necklace: $18
Earrings: $6
2) Milky Way: $7.50
Space Ship: $15