2.2.PS-16 Challenge Schools A and B are competing in an academic contest. Correct answers earn 9 points.

Incorrect answers lose 2 points. In the final round, School A gives the same number of correct and

incorrect answers. School B gives no incorrect answers and the same number of correct answers as

School A. School A started the final round with 62 points. School B started with 24. The game ends

with the two schools tied. Let x represent the number of correct answers given by School A in the final

round. Write an equation that models the outcome of the contest. Then find the number of answers

that each school got correct in the final round.

Which equation models the scoring in the final round and the outcome of the contest?

OA. 9x + 2x - 62 = - 9x + 24

OB. 2x-9x + 62 = 9x + 24

OC. 9x - 2x - 62 = 9x + 24

OD. 9x - 2x + 62 = 9x + 24

9x - 2x + 62 = 9x + 24

Number of correct answer each obtained = 19

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Number of correct answers = x

POINTS for correct answers = 9

POINTS for incorrect answers = - 2

SCHOOL A:

Number of correct answers = x

Number of incorrect answers = x

Initial point = 62

Initial point + 9(number of correct answers) + - 2(number of incorrect answers)

62 + 9x - 2x

SCHOOL B :

Number of correct answers = x

Number of incorrect answers = 0

Initial point = 24

Initial point + 9(number of correct answers) + - 2(number of incorrect answers

24 + 9x

Since they end up tied :

School A = School B

62 + 9x - 2x = 24 + 9x

9x - 2x + 62 = 9x + 24

Number of correct answers gotten :

9x - 2x + 62 = 9x + 24

7x + 62 = 9x + 24

7x - 9x = 24 - 62

-2x = - 38

x = 19

Hence, Number of correct answers each obtained = 19

a) $ 9.50

b) 17

c) y-intercept (0, 12). this is the initial amount of money that joe had prior to playing any game.

d) x-intercept ( 24, 0). this is the number of games that joe will play before he depletes the initial amount of money that he had.

e) slope is -0.5. joe's balance will reduce by 0.5 for every game that he plays.

f)

domain; [0,24]

range; [0,12]

g) x + 2y = 24

step-by-step explanation:

a)

if joe plays 5 games, this will imply that x = 5. substitute x = 5 in the equation and solve for y;

y = -.50x + 12

y = -0.50(5) + 12

y = 9.50

b)

if joe leaves the arcade with $3.50, this will mean that y = 3.50. plug in y = 3.50 in the given equation and solve for x;

y = -.50x + 12

3.50 = -0.50x + 12

0.50x = 12 - 3.50

0.5x = 8.5

x = 17

c)

the function given is   y = -.50x + 12.

the y-intercept is the point where the graph of this function will intersect the y-axis. at this point, the value of x is usually 0. plug in x = 0 in the given equation and determine y;

y = -0.50(0) + 12

y = 12

the y-intercept is thus (0, 12). this is the initial amount of money that joe had prior to playing any game.

d)

the x-intercept refers to the point where the graph of a function intersects with the x-axis. at this point, the value of y is 0. substitute y = 0 in the given equation and solve for x;

0 =   -.50x + 12

0.5x = 12

x = 24

x-intercept ( 24, 0). this is the number of games that joe will play before he depletes the initial amount of money that he had.

e)

the slope of the given equation is -0.5. the equation has been given in slope-intercept form. thus the slope is simply the coefficient of x.

joe's balance will reduce by 0.5 for every game that he plays. this is the interpretation of the slope.

f)

domain is the set of x values for which the function is real and defined. the domain will thus be; [0,24]. this will restrict the balance to only assume positive values.

on the other hand, the range is the set of y values for which a function is real and defined. the range in our case will be [0,12]. joe can have between $0 and $12 balance.

g)

the standard form of the equation of a straight line is;

ax + by = c

where a, b, and c are integers.

our equation is given as;

y = -.50x + 12

re-writing the equation we have;

0.5x + y = 12

divide all through by 0.5;

x + 2y = 24

answer: do we write it

step-by-step explanation: