วันจันทร์ที่ 18 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2552

"use a system of linear equations to solve each problem"?

วันจันทร์ที่ 18 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2552
someone please help me or help me figure these out (in detail)

first and most helpful answer gets 10 points!

1) the math club and the science club had fundraisers to buy supplies for a hospice. the math club spent $135 buying six cases of juice and one case of bottled water. the science club spent $110 buying four cases of juice and two cases of bottled water. how much did a case of juice cost? how much did a case of bottled water cost?

2) kay spends 250 min/week exercising. her ratio of time spent on aerobics to time spent on weight training is 3 to 2. how many minutes per week does she spend on aerobics? how many minutes per week does she spend on weight training?

3) a light plane flew from its home base to an airport 255 miles away. with a head wind, the trip took 1.7 hours. the return trip with a tail wind took 1.5 hours. find the average airspeed of the plane and the average windspeed.

thanks if you help me :]


1) with x as juice and y as water

6x+y=135

4x+2y=110

therefore, y=135-6x

4x+2(135-6x)=110

4x+270-12x=110

-8x+270=110

-8x=-160

x=20

6(20)+y=135

120+y=135

y=15

So 15 dollars

2) a ratio is like this, if she spends 3 minutes on aerobics, she spends 2 minutes on weight. Therefore, 2/5 of her time is on weight training. So, 250*2/5=100 minutes/week.

3) so we have 255 miles to go to, so the overall trip takes 510 miles (back and forth). The total time is 1.7 hours + 1.5 hours, or 3.2 hours.

Therefore, 510/3.2 = average speed or 159.375 miles per hour.

the average speed with head wind is 255/1.7= 150 miles per hour.

the average speed with tail wind is 255/1.5 = 170 miles per hour.

Therefore, the average windspeed is 10 miles per hour because (170-150)/2=10

Hope this helps and can I please have 10 pts.

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