Question

Write the two equations for each problem and explain please, thank you

1. Victoria has a total of 65 dimes and quarters worth $10.70. How many of each type of coin does she have?
2. Max has two part-time jobs. He makes $12 per hour mowing lawns and $15 per hour tutoring students. Over the
weekend he worked for a total of 14 hours and made a total of $192. How many hours did he work for each job?

Answer 1

1) Let D be the number of dimes and Q be the number of quarters. We can set up the following system of equations to represent the given information:

D + Q = 65

0.1D + 0.25Q = 10.70

The first equation represents the total number of coins Victoria has, and the second equation represents the total value of those coins in dollars. Solving this system of equations will give us the number of dimes and quarters Victoria has.

2) Let M be the number of hours Max spends mowing lawns and T be the number of hours he spends tutoring. We can set up the following system of equations to represent the given information:

M + T = 14

12M + 15T = 192

The first equation represents the total number of hours Max worked over the weekend, and the second equation represents the total amount of money he made during that time. Solving this system of equations will give us the number of hours Max spent on each job.