2.1701 assignment

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Translate each of the following problems into a system of equations.  Put your answers into this form:
ax ± by = c  where a,b and c are numbers.

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The difference between two numbers is 11. Let x represent the larger number and y the smaller number

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Twice the smaller number plus three times the larger number is 123. Let x represent the larger number and y the smaller number

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The sum of two numbers is -42. Let x represent the first number and y the second number

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The first number minus the second number is 52. Let x represent the first number and y the second number

Paint Town sold 45 paintbrushes, one kind at $8.50 each and another at $9.75 each.  In all, $398.75 was taken in for the brushes.  How many of each kind were sold? Let x represent how many of the $8.50 brushes were sold and y represent how many $9.75 brushes were sold.

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The equation for the number of brushes sold is :

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The equation comparing the price of each brush to the total amount of money taken in is (don't include $ sign):

Two angles are supplementary (their sum = 180\degree).  One angle (x) is 3\degree less than twice the other (y).

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Write an equation that shows they are supplementary. Put it in the proper form with the form ax +by = c

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2.1701 assignment

Translate each of the following problems into a system of equations. Put your answers into this form:

ax ± by = c where a,b and c are numbers.

The difference between two numbers is 11. Let x represent the larger number and y the smaller number

Twice the smaller number plus three times the larger number is 123. Let x represent the larger number and y the smaller number

The sum of two numbers is -42. Let x represent the first number and y the second number

The first number minus the second number is 52. Let x represent the first number and y the second number

Paint Town sold 45 paintbrushes, one kind at $8.50 each and another at $9.75 each. In all, $398.75 was taken in for the brushes. How many of each kind were sold? Let x represent how many of the $8.50 brushes were sold and y represent how many $9.75 brushes were sold.

The equation for the number of brushes sold is :

The equation comparing the price of each brush to the total amount of money taken in is (don't include $ sign):

Two angles are supplementary (their sum = 180\degree). One angle (x) is 3\degree less than twice the other (y).

Write an equation that shows they are supplementary. Put it in the proper form with the form ax +by = c

Write an equation that shows their angle measure relationship. Be sure to put into required form