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Unit 5

Day 8 Applications of Linear Systems


Don’t Let Word Problems Get You Down…

Warm Up! Partner Think Tank…


How many variables will I need to identify and eventually solve for?

a. You decide to order some baseball cards from b. Suppose you have just enough money, in
an online catalogue. Each pack of cards you coins, to pay for a loaf of bread priced at
order costs $3.50, and the shipping fee is a $1.95. You have 12 coins, all quarters and
flat $5.00 no matter how many cards you dimes. How many quarters and how many
order. If your order came to a total of $50.50, dimes were there?
how many packs of cards did you order?

What method would you use to solve a and b?

Let’s Practice!

The Problem: But where do I start? A few helpful hints…


On Monday, Joe bought 10 bagels and 5 doughnuts for  Read each word problem at least two to three
his Algebra I class at the cost of $16.50. It turns out times.
that the doughnuts were more popular than the  Underline what you know and assign variables to
bagels. On Tuesday he bought 5 bagels and 10 what you need to find.
doughnuts for a total of $14.25. What is the price for a  Write equation(s) for the situation:
bagel and what is the price for a donut? o One equation – you only have one variable to
find. Solve using basic algebra.
o Two equations (a system) – you have two
variables to find; thus, you must write two
equations. Solve by graphing (intersection
point), elimination or substitution.
 Determine if your answer is reasonable. Plug your
solution back in – does it work??

Let’s solve!

Step 1: Identify the variable(s): Step 2: Write your equation(s):

Step 3: Solve! Step 4: Check!


A few more! Define your variables, set up your system and solve…

Example 1: Matt and June are selling boxes of fruit for a Habitat for Humanity fundraiser. Customers can buy small
boxes of fruit and large boxes of fruit. Matt sold 3 small boxes of fruit and 14 large boxes of fruit for a total of $203.
June sold 11 small boxes of fruit and 11 large boxes of fruit for a total of $220. Find the cost each of one small box
of fruit and one large box of fruit.

Example 2: The Bulls scored a total of 80 points in a basketball game against the Pacers. The Bulls made a total of
37 two point and three point baskets. How many two point shots did the Bulls make? How many 3 point shots did
the Bulls make?

Example 3: During a football game the parents of the Devils football players sell nachos and popcorn to raise
money for new uniforms. They charge $2.50 for nachos, and $2 for a bag of popcorn. The parents collect $336 in
sales during the game. They sell a total of 144 items. Set up a system of equations and solve to determine how
many nachos and bags of popcorn were sold.

Example 4: Find the value of two numbers if their sum is 12 and their difference is 4

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