Question

Determine the two equation that represent the following situation:samia paid 15$ for 6 and 3 pens where her brother mohammed paid 9$ for 2 cards and 5 pens.

let x represent the number of cards
and y represent the number of pens
(with steps

Answer 1

Answer: Let's use the given information to set up two equations using x and y as variables:

From the first statement, we know that Samia paid $15 for 6 pens and 3 cards. Let's set up an equation to represent this:

6y + 3x = 15

Similarly, from the second statement, we know that Mohammed paid $9 for 2 cards and 5 pens. Let's set up an equation to represent this:

5y + 2x = 9

So the two equations that represent the situation are:

6y + 3x = 15

5y + 2x = 9

Note that we could have chosen to use different variables, but the important thing is that we use the same variables consistently in each equation.

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