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Systems

Reasonableness

Blinn College in Bryan has 620 students. The difference between male students and female
students is 20. Based on this information, would it be reasonable for the number of female
students to be 321?
A. No, because the number of female students must be less than 321
B. No, because the number of female students must be greater than 321.
C. Yes, because the number male students is 299.
D. Yes, because the number of male students is 300.

The cost of 5 boxes of envelopes and 5 packages of notebook paper is $25.95. Two boxes of
envelopes and 6 packages of paper cost $22.38. Would it be reasonable to purchase 10 packages
of notebook paper and 7 boxes of envelopes with a fifty dollar bill?
A. No, because the total cost is > $50
B. No, because the total cost is < $50
C. Yes, because the total cost is > $50
D. Yes, because the total cost is < $50

Systems Review
Find the intersection.

Solve the system.

4x + 5y = 8
2x 3y = -18

L = 3W + 1
2L + 2W = 58

Airline fares for a flight from Dallas to

Austin are $30 for first class and $25 for
tourist class. If a flight had 52 passengers
who paid a total of $1360, how many first
class passengers
were on the trip?

Amanda has $5.15 in dimes and

quarters. She has eight more
quarters than dimes.

Define the variables and write the

system.

Define the variables and write the

system.

Solve the system you wrote

above.

How many quarters does she have?

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Quiz
At a college bookstore, Carla purchased a math textbook and a novel that cost a total of $54,
not including tax. If the price of the math textbook, m, is $8 more than 3 times the price of the
novel, n, which system of linear equations could be used to determine the price of each
book?
F. m + n = 8
m = 3n + 54

H. m + n = 54
m = 3n + 8

G. m + n = 8
m = 3n 54

J. m + n = 54
m = 3n 8

What is the x-coordinate of the solution to the system of linear equations below?
4x + 5y = 8
2x 3y = -18
F. -4

H. 3

G. -3

J. 4

Two lines have the equations:

2x + 9y = -12
4x + 3y = 6
At what point do they intersect?
A. (3, -2)
C. (1, 2)
B. (6, -8)
D. (4, -4)

Bonus.
You write both equations and define both variables to receive
credit.
The sum of two numbers is 25. Their difference is 7. Find the numbers.