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Systems of Linear Equations
Applied Practice withSystems of Linear Equations
Practice workClasswork!
Grab your paper, pencil and graphing calculator. Solve the followingproblems using either a substitution method, an addition/subtractionmethod, or a graphical method.In each problem, set up a system of equations.
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1. Two small pitchers and one large pitcher canhold 8 cups of water. One large pitcher
minus one small pitcher constitutes 2 cups ofwater. How many cups of water can each
pitcher hold
My equation is(c(2)=8) c=4So there’s 4 cups of water that can be ineach pitcher.
2. A test has twenty questions worth 100 points. Thetest consists of True/False questions worth 3points each and multiple choice questions worth11 points each. How many multiple choicequestions are on the test?
My equation is (11+3=m) m=14It consists of 14 multiple question
3. Margie is responsible forbuying a week's supply offood and medication for thedogs and cats at a localshelter. The food andmedication for each dogcosts twice as much asthose supplies for a cat. Sheneeds to feed 164 cats and24 dogs. Her budget is$4240. How much canMargie spend on each dogfor food and medication?
4 Bill and Steve decide to spend the afternoonat an amusement park enjoying their favoriteactivities, the water slide and the giganticFerris wheel. Their tickets are stamped eachtime they slide or ride. At the end of the
afternoon they have the following tickets:
Fun Time Amusements
Water Slide: Ferris Wheel:
Total: $17.70
Bill's Ticket
FunTime
AmusementsWaterSlide:
FerrisWheel:
Total:$15.55
Steve'sTicket
How much does it cost to ride the FerrisWheel?How much does it cost to slide on the WaterSlide?
5. The equations 5x + 2y = 48 and 3x + 2y = 32 representthe money collected from school concert tickets salesduring two class periods. If x represents the cost foreach adult ticket and y represents the cost for eachstudent ticket, what is the cost for each adult ticket?