Systems of Equations: Day 1 Catching Up 1. Tom is a super-cheap baby-sitter.

He
charges $2 at the beginning of the job, and $3 for each hour of work. How much money has he made after he baby-sits for 5 hours?

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2. The graph on the right keeps track of how

much money Tom has made, depending on how many hours hes worked. Whats the equation of the line?

3. Tom has got some competition. David also baby-sits, and he doesnt charge a fee at the beginning of the job. He does charge a bit more per hour, though. David charges $3.25 for each hour of work. Will David ever make as much money as Tom? If so, how long would the baby-sitting job need to be for David to catch up?

4. Add a line that represents Davids baby-sitting money to the graph above. Will those two lines ever cross? If so, where will they cross? Give me an (x, y) point.

5. Adam is a baby-sitter also, but hes never going to make as much money as David. Write
an equation for how much Adam makes, if hes never going to catch up to David.

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6. Take a look at these two equations:

y = 2x 5 y = x+2

Which equation starts out ahead of the other? Will the other line ever catch up? If so, whats the (x, y) point where one equation catches up with the other?

7. Complete these tables: X 6 7 8 Y = 2x - 5

X 6 7 8

Y=x+2

8. Take a moment and think about the connection between Q6 and Q7. Check in with a
friend or Mr. P if you want to talk about how to figure out when one line catches up with another.

9. Do the equations y = x and y = 21 x ever cross? Which one starts out ahead? If
they do catch up, at what (x,y) point do they catch up?

10. Write down three (x,y) pairs of numbers that make y = 20 x true. Then write three (x,y) pairs of numbers that make y = x 10 true.

11. Do the equations y = 20 x and y = x 10 ever cross? If so, where?

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12. Check to see whether the point (4,3) makes the equation y = 0.5 x + 1 true.

13. Check to see whether the point (4,3) makes the equation y = 0.6 x + 0.6 true.

The point (4,3) is called a solution to the system of equations if it makes both equations true.

Heres an important definition : A bunch of equations are called a system of equations. For example,

y = 0.5 x + 1 and

y = 0.6 x + 0.6 are a system of equations.

A solution to a system of equations is a point that makes both equations true. For example, the point (0,1) is not a solution to the system of equations because it only makes one of the equations true. 14. Is the given point a solution to the system of equations?

15. Do the equations y = 0.5 x + 1 and y = 0.6 x + 0.6 cross? If so, at what point do they
cross?

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