Chapter 5-3

20.
Mrs. Gonzalez bought centerpieces to put on each table at a graduation party. She
spent $31.50. There are 8 tables each requiring a candle or vase. Candles cost $3 and
vases cost $4.25. How many of each type did she buy?Answer in sentence form -2
31.50=3c+4.25v
8=6+c
8=v+c
c=2
-24=-3c-3v
-7.50=-4.25v
-7.50/4.25=v
v= 6
21.
The difference between the length and width of a rectangle is 2 units. the perimeter is 40
units. Write and solve a system of equation which can determine a length or width of this
rectangle? -3, answer, formula
P=2l+2w L-W=2
40=2l+2w
Result= 40=12l+8w
40/4=10
The rectangle of the 40 units have a length of 12 cm
10+2= 12 /10-2= 8
and width 8 cm.
Length=12
Width=8
22.
Error Analysis
x+y=-3
x+y=-3
x+y=-3
x+y=-3
3x+y=3
-3x-y=-3
3x+y=3
-3-y=3
-2x=0
-2x=-6
x=0
x=3
The first one is the incorrect, In the first one instead of being 0 its -6 because -3-3=-6 not 0
23.

A chemist has a bottle of a 5% acid solution. She wants to mix the two solutions to get
100 ml of a 4% acid solution. Follow the steps below to find how much of each solution
she should use?
A. Copy and complete the table.
B. Use the information in the table to write a systems of equations.
C. Solve the system of equations to find how much she will use from each bottle to get 100
mL of a 4% acid solution. -5
1% Solution

Amount of
solution (mL)
Amount of
Acid(mL)

5%Solution

4%Solution

3.96 x

-3.92 y

0.04(100)
100

0.01x *3.96

0.05y *-3.92

0.04(100)

from the bottle of 5% you'll need 3.96 of the amount of solution,

from the bottle of 1% you'll need -3.92 of the amount of the solution.
0.04=0.01x+0.05y
0.04=3.96+y
0.04=x+y
0.04-3.96=y
-0.0004=-0.01x-0.01y
y=-3.92
0.0396=0.01y
0.0396/0.01=y
y=3.96
24.
Which Method would you use?why?
1/2x-5y=30
1/2x-7y=6
Elimination Method, because to eliminate x we have to make one negative.
25.
-x+2y=3
4x-5y=-3
Elimination Method, because to eliminate x we have to multiply the first times 4 so then a
subtraction can be made to eliminate x.
26.
3x-y=10
2x-y=7
Elimination Method, because we needed to move the y negative sign to a positive so an
elimination can occur.
27.
3y+x=10
x=4y+2
Substitution Method, because x is given to you in an equation so substitute that equation for x to
complete the system.
28.
y=-4x
y=2x+3
Graphing Method, because there two types of equations that can be graphed and the ordered
pair could easily be discover.
29.
2x+6y=12
4x+5y
Elimination Method because we have to multiply the up placed equation so an elimination can
be handled and done.

30.

A local boys club sold 176 bags of mulch and made a total of $520. They did not sell any
of the expensive cocoa mulch. Use the table to determine how many bags of each type
of mulch they sold.

Mulch

Prices

Cocoa

4.75

Hardwood

3.50

Pine bark

2.75

176=h+pb
176=h+35
520=3.50h+2.75pb
176-35 =h
616=3.50h+3.50pb
h=41
520=3.50h+2.75pb
96=2.75pb
96/2.75=pb
There were sold 41 bags of hardwood mulch.
pb= 34.90/35
There were sold 35 bags of pine bark.
31.
A. The school store is running a promotion on school supplies Different supplies are placed
on two shelves. You can purchase 3 items from shelf A and 2 from shelf B for $16. Or
you can purchase 2 items from shelf A and 3 from shelf B for $14. Write a system of
equations that can be used to find the individual prices for the supplies on shelf A and on
shelf B.
B. Solve by Elimination
C. If the supplies on the shelf A are normally $6 each and the supplies on the shelf B are
normally $3 each, how will you save on each package plan from part A?
16=3a+2b
16=3a+4
14=2a+3b
16-4=3a
32=6a+4b
12=3a
-42=-6a-9b
12/3=a
-10=-5b
a=4
-10/-5=b
The items of the shelf a cost $4.
b=2
The items of the shelf b cost $2.
In the first package without the discount you'll pay $24 and you save $8
In the second package without the discount you'll pay $21 and you save $7.

32.

3x+y=1
2x+4y=-6
-12x-4y=-4
2x+4y=-6
-10x=-10
x=1

3+y=1-3
y=-2

You can check this equation graphically by putting both equations in a graphing calculator, now
when there graphed you can see the ordered pair.
Algebraically you can check it by substituting the x and y by the corresponding number.
33.

A.
B.
C.
D.
34.

A.
B.
C.
D.

A math test have 25 problems. Some are worth 2 points and some are worth 3 points.
The test is worth 60 points total. Which can be used to determine the number of 2 points
problems and 3 point problems on the test?
x+y=25
=
Answer A
2x+3y=60
x+y=60
2x+3y=25
x-y=25
2x+3y=60
x-y=60
2x+3y=25
An electrician charges $15 plus $11 per hour. Another electrician charges $10 plus $15
per hour. For what amount of time will the cost be the same? What is the cost?

1 hour;25 dollars
1 hours; $30
1 hours; $28.75 Answer= C
1 hours; $32.50
y=11x+15
y=15x+10
35.
Three hundred fifty-eight tickets to the school basketball on Friday were sold. Student
tickets were $1.50 and non student tickets were $3.25.The school made $752.25.
A. Write a system of equation that could be used to determine how many students and how
many non students tickets were sold. Define the variables used.
B. Solve the system you wrote in part a. How many student and non student tickets were
sold.
358=s+n
358=s+77
752.25=1.50s+3.25n
358-77=s
-537=-1.50x-1.50n
s=281
212.25=2.75n
n=77.18/77
s means student;n means non student. 281 students bought a ticket and 77 non students
bought a ticket.