Question

Yasmin and Zippy entered an apple pie eating contest. Together, the two ate 20 slices of pie, and Yasmin ate 4 more slices than Zippy did. Which of the following systems of equations represents this situation in terms of y. the number of slices of pie Yasmin ate, and z, the number of slices of pie

Zippy ate?

Answer 1

Let's represent the number of slices of pie Yasmin ate as "y" and the number of slices of pie Zippy ate as "z".

Based on the given information, we know that together they ate 20 slices of pie. So, the first equation would be:

y + z = 20

We also know that Yasmin ate 4 more slices than Zippy did. Therefore, the second equation would be:

y = z + 4

So, the system of equations representing this situation in terms of y and z is:

y + z = 20
y = z + 4