Question

Jeremy is participating in a school fundraiser selling

books and magazines. He sells two fewer magazines
than one-half the number of books he sells. He sells a
total of 16 books and magazines in all. Solve a system
of equations graphically to find the number of books
Jeremy sold.

A) sold 12 books
B) sold 4 books
C) sold 2 books
D) sold 14 books

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

12/2 = 6 , 6-2=4 . 12+4 =16