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Writing and Solving Equations in Two Variables Answers

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What is the value of a in the equation , when ?

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15
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18
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21
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27
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What is the value of x in the equation , when ?

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4.6
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8.4
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10
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12
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What is the value of a in the equation , when ?

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3
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15
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21
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39
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Last month Maria hiked a total of 90 miles on two trails: a 5-mile mountain trail and a 10-mile canal trail. Let x represent the number of times Maria hiked the mountain trail, and let y represent the number of times Maria hiked the canal trail.Which equation can be used to find the number of times Maria hiked each trail?

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x + y = 90
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5x – 10y = 90
C
90 – 10y = 5x
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90 + 10y = 5x
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Which shows the correct solution of the equation, when ?

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Hanna shops for socks that cost $2.99 for each pair and blouses that cost $12.99 each. Let x represent the number of pairs of socks purchased, and let y represent the number of blouses purchased. Which equation models the purchases she made with $43.92?

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x + y = 15.98
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x + y = 43.92
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43.92x - 2.99y = 12.99
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2.99x + 12.99y = 43.92
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Chen is bringing fruit and veggies to serve at an afternoon meeting. He spends a total of $28.70 on 5 pints of cut veggies and 7 pints of cut fruit. The food cost is modeled by the equation , where v represents the cost of one pint of cut veggies and f represents the cost of one pint of cut fruit. If the cost of each pint of fruit is $2.85, what is the approximate price of a pint of veggies? (Round to the nearest cent, as needed.)

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$1.75
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$2.06
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$2.39
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$3.99
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An isosceles triangle in which the two equal sides, labeled x, are longer than side y.

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2 x minus 2.1 equals 7.5
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4.2 plus y equals 7.5
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y minus 4.2 equals 7.5
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2.1 plus 2 x equals 7.5
Option D
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What is the value of x in the equation x – y = 30, when y = 15?

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4
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8
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80
D
200
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Chin canned a number of quart jars and a number of pint jars of tomatoes from his garden. A pint is 16 ounces and a quart is 32 ounces. The number of pints he canned is represented by p, and the number of quarts he canned is represented by q. Which equation models the scenario if Chin canned a total of 1,280 ounces?

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1280 plus 16 p equals 32 q
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1280 plus 32 q equals 16 p
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32 q minus 16 p equals 1280
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16 p plus 32 q equals 1280
Option D
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Peaches are being sold for $2 per pound.The customer created a model to represent the total cost of peaches bought. If x represents the number of pounds of peaches bought and y represents the total cost of the peaches, which best describes the values of x and y?

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The values of both x and y can be any real number.
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The values of both x and y will be real numbers greater than or equal to 0.
C
The value of x and y will always be zero
D
The value of x can be any real number greater than or equal to 0, but the value of y must be an integer greater than or equal to 0.
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Each day that a library book is kept past its due date, a $0.30 fee is charged at midnight. Which ordered pair is a viable solution if x represents the number of days that a library book is late and y represents the total fee?

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(–3, –0.90)
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(–2.5, –0.75)
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(4.5, 1.20)
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(8, 2.40)
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Otto used 5.5 cups of whole wheat flour and x cups of white flour in the recipe. What is the equation that can be used to find the value of y, the total amount of flour that Otto used in the recipe, and what are the constraints on the values of x and y?

y=5.5x; x is any integer greater than or equal to 0, and y is an integer greater than or equal to 5.
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y=5.5x; x is any real number greater than or equal to 0, and y is any real number greater than or equal to 5.5.
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y=x+5.5; x is any integer greater than or equal to 0, and y is an integer greater than or equal to 5.
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y=x+5.5; x is any real number greater than or equal to 0, and y is any real number greater than or equal to 5.5.
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Which graph shows the equation V = 4 + 2t, where V is the total volume of water in a bucket and t is the elapsed time in minutes?

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On a coordinate plane, the x-axis shows elapsed time in minutes (t) and the y-axis shows total volume of water (V). A straight line with a positive slope begins at point (0, 3) and ends at point (5.5, 24).
Option A
B
On a coordinate plane, the x-axis shows elapsed time in minutes (t) and the y-axis shows total volume of water (V). Solid circles are at points (0, 3), (1, 6), (2, 10), (3, 14), (4, 18), (5, 22).
Option B
C
On a coordinate plane, the x-axis shows elapsed time in minutes (t) and the y-axis shows total volume of water (V). A straight line with a positive slope begins at point (0, 4) and ends at point (6, 16).
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On a coordinate plane, the x-axis shows elapsed time in minutes (t) and the y-axis shows total volume of water (V). Solid circles are at points (0, 4), (1, 6), (2, 8), (3, 10), (4, 12), (5, 14), (6, 16).
Option D
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The graph shows the relationship between the number of minutes Maria spent jogging on a treadmill and the distance she jogged.

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0.1 mile per minute
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0.5 mile per minute
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5 miles per minute
D
10 miles per minute
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The graph shows the relationship between the number of hours that Michelle has been driving and the distance that she has left to travel to get to her destination.

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It took Michelle 6 hours to complete the trip.
B
For each hour that Michelle drove, she traveled an additional 50 miles.
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In the first 6 hours, Michelle had traveled a total of 50 miles.
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In the first 3 hours, Michelle had traveled a total of 200 miles.
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Which graph represents viable values for y = 2x, where x is the number of pounds of rice scooped and purchased from a bulk bin at the grocery store and y is the total cost of the rice?

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On a coordinate plane, a straight line with a positive slope begins at point (0, 0), and ends at point (2.5, 5).
Option A
B
On a coordinate plane, blue diamonds appear at points (0, 0), (1, 2), (2, 4).
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On a coordinate plane, a straight line with a positive slope begins at point (negative 2.5, negative 5), crosses the x- and y-axis at point (0, 0), and ends at point (2.5, 5).
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On a coordinate plane, blue diamonds appear at points (negative 2, negative 4), (negative 1, negative 2), (0, 0), (1, 2), (2, 4).
Option D
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Vlad spent 20 minutes on his history homework and then completely solved x math problems that each took 2 minutes to complete. What is the equation that can be used to find the value of y, the total time that Vlad spent on his homework, and what are the constraints on the values of x and y?

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y=2x+20; x is any integer greater than or equal to 0, and y is an integer greater than or equal to 20.
B
y=2x+20; x is any real number greater than or equal to 0, and y is any real number greater than or equal to 20.
C
y=20x+2; x is any integer greater than or equal to 0, and y is an integer greater than or equal to 20.
D
y=20x +2; x is any real number greater than or equal to 0, and y is any real number greater than or equal to 20.
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Which description is represented by a discrete graph?

A
Kiley bought a platter for $19 and several matching bowls that were $8 each. What is the total cost before tax?
B
The temperature at 9 a.m. was 83° F and is heating up at an average rate of 6°F per hour. What is the temperature x hours later?
C
Juan ate an egg with 78 calories and some cereal with 110 calories per serving for breakfast. What is the total amount of calories he consumed?
D
A bottle contained 2,000 mL of liquid and is being poured out at an average rate of 300 mL per second. How much liquid is left in the bottle after x seconds?
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The graph shows the relationship between the total cost and the number of gift cards that Raj bought for raffle prizes.

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$80
B
$90
C
$100
D
$110

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