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Problem Solving with Systems

Question 3 • FL-1200330-Algebra 2 CR

Trina downloaded 3 music albums and 5 audio books one week at a cost of $49.60. The next week she downloaded 1 music album and 2 audio books at a cost of $20.50. Her mother wants to write a system of equations to determine the price of one music album and one audio book. She uses the variables x and y. She lets x represent the cost of one music album. What will y represent?

Answer
A
y = cost of 1 music album
B
y = cost of 1 audio book
C
y = cost of 3 music albums
D
y = cost of 5 audio books

Explanation

Since x represents the cost of one music album, y must represent the cost of the other item whose price the system is meant to determine: one audio book. The quantities 3 and 5 describe how many items Trina downloaded, not what y represents. Therefore, the correct choice is y = cost of 1 audio book.

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