Tell which equation you would use to isolate a variable. Explain your reasoning.
Question 3
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Solve the linear system using substitution.
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Question 4
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Solve the linear system using substitution.
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Question 5
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Solve the linear system using substitution.
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Question 6
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Solve the linear system using substitution.
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Question 7
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Solve the linear system using substitution.
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A drummer is stocking up on drum sticks and brushes. The wood sticks he buys are $10.50 a pair and the brushes are $24. He ends up spending $90 on sticks and brushes and buys two times as many pairs of sticks as brushes.
Question 8
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How many pairs of sticks did he buy?
Question 9
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How many brushes did he buy?
Last year you mowed grass and shoveled snow for 12 households. You earned $225 for mowing a household's lawn for the entire year and you earned $200 for shoveling a household's walk and driveway for an entire year. You earned a total of $2600 last year.
Question 10
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Let x be the number of households you mowed for and let y be the number of households you shoveled for. Write an equation in x and y that shows the total number of households you worked for. (x = mow, y = shovel)
Question 11
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Let x be the number of households you mowed for and let y be the number of households you shoveled for. Write an equation in x and y that shows the total amount of money you earned. (x = mow, y = shovel)
Question 12
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How many households did you mow the lawn for?
Question 13
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How many households did you shovel the walk and driveway for?
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