Question

1. Sarah and Maya both need notebooks and pencils. The equation that represents Sarah's

purchases is y = 13- 3x. The equation that represents Maya's purchases is y = 7 -x. If y
represents the price of notebooks, and x represents the price of pencils, what are the prices of
the notebooks and pencils?
a) pencils: $4 notebook: $3 go to card 4
b) pencils: $6 notebook: $1 go to card 3
c) pencils: $3 notebook: $4 go to card 5
d) pencils: $1 notebook: $6 go to card 7
e) pencils: $4 notebook: $4 go to card 2

Answer 1

answer is c) pencils: $3 notebook: $4 go to card 5

Answer 2

Explanation:

We have y = 13 - 3x and y = 7 - x.

=> 13 - 3x = 7 - x

=> 2x = 6, x = 3.

Then y = 7 - (3), y = 4.

Hence the price of a pencil is $3 and the price of a notebook is $4. (C)