Question

A test has multiple choice questions worth 2 points and short answer questions worth 3 points. There are 45 points on the test. Write an equation in standard form that represents this situation using the

variables x and y
Help plz

Answer 1

2x+3y=45

x represents multiple choice questions

y represents short answer

you can also write it as 3x+2y=45

in this case, x represents short answer questions and y represents multiple choice.