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You make $5 an hour in tips working at a restaurant and $7 an hour in tips working at a landscaping company.

a. In one week, you work 15 hours and you earn $97. Write a system of linear equations to determine the number of hours you work at each job.

A. 5x + 7y = 97
B. x + y = 15
C. 5x - 7y = 97
D. 7x + 5y = 97

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Final answer:

To determine the number of hours worked at each job and write a system of linear equations, use the given information and set up two equations.

Step-by-step explanation:

To write a system of linear equations to determine the number of hours worked at each job, we can use the given information:

You make $5 an hour in tips working at a restaurant, so the amount earned from the restaurant job can be represented as 5x, where x is the number of hours worked at the restaurant.

You make $7 an hour in tips working at a landscaping company, so the amount earned from the landscaping job can be represented as 7y, where y is the number of hours worked at the landscaping company.

The total amount earned in one week is $97, so we can set up the first equation as 5x + 7y = 97.

The number of hours worked at both jobs combined is 15, so we can set up the second equation as x + y = 15.

Therefore, the correct system of linear equations to determine the number of hours worked at each job is A. 5x + 7y = 97 and B. x + y = 15.

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