1. Nuts. com sells raw almonds for $10 per pound and roasted pistachios for $12 per pound. Christopher spends $70, before taxes and shipping, to purchase 6.3 total
pounds of nuts.
1 Part A: Write a system of equations to represent the situation.
2 Part B: How many pounds of almonds did Christopher purchase
2. The Bryant Family Reunion and the Jordan Family Reunion both include a visit to the
Math Meets Animals Zoo. The zoo charges different amounts for children and
adults. In the following system, a represents the cost of an adult ticket, and a
represents the cost of a child's ticket. The first equation in the system represents the
amount of money that the Bryant family spends and the second equation
represents the amount of money that the Jordan family spends.
12a + 160 176
10a + 8c 120
Which of the following statements are true? Select all that apply.
3
The Bryants take 12 adults and 16 children to the zoo.
4
There is a total of 22 children at the reunions.
5
There is a total of 18 people at the Jordan Family reunion.
6 16 represents the cost of a child ticket for the Bryant family.
7 10 represents the cost of an adult ticket for the Jordan family.
8
The Bryant family spends $120 on tickets for children and adults.
9
Together, the families spend $296.