Question

please solve all of them Elaine bought a total of 15 shirts and pairs of pants She bought 7 more shirts then pants how many of each did she buy?Together Preston and shady Have 49 video games, shady has 11 more games than Preston. How many does each person have?The cost of 8 muffins in 2 quarts of milk is $18. The cost of 3 muffins and 1 quart of milk is 7.50. How much does 1 buffet in 1 quart of milk cost?

Answer 1

Answer

Question 1

4 pants

11 shirts

Question 2

Shady has 30 video games.

Preston has 19 video games.

Question 3

1 muffin costs $1.5

1 quart of milk costs $3

Explanation

Question 1

Let the number of shirts be s

Let the number of pants be p

She bought a total of 15 shirts and shirts

s + p = 15

She bought 7 more shirts than pants.

s = 7 + p

So, we can solve the simultaneous equation.

s + p = 15

s = 7 + p

Substitute for s in equation 1

s + p = 15

7 + p + p = 15

7 + 2p = 15

2p = 15 - 7

2p = 8

Divide both sides by 2

(2p/2) = (8/2)

p = 4 pants

s = 7 + p = 7 + 4 = 11 shirts

Question 2

Let the number of games Shady has be s

Let the number of games Preston has be p

Together, they have a total of 49 video games

s + p = 49

Shady has 11 more games than Preston.

s = 11 + p

So, we can solve the simultaneous equation.

s + p = 49

s = 11 + p

Substitute for s in equation 1

s + p = 49

11 + p + p = 49

11 + 2p = 49

2p = 49 - 11

2p = 38

Divide both sides by 2

(2p/2) = (38/2)

p = 19 video games

s = 11 + p = 11 + 19 = 30 video games

Question 3

Let the cost of a muffin be m

Let the cost of a quart of milk be q

The cost of 8 muffins and 2 quarts of milk is $18.

8m + 2q = 18

The cost of 3 muffins and 1 quart of milk is $7.50

3m + q = 7.5

So, we can solve the simultaneous equation

8m + 2q = 18

3m + q = 7.5

Solving this,

m = 1.5 dollars

q = 3 dollars

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