Question

A science teacher ordered $1848 worth of microscopes and dissection kits for the new science lab. A total of 30 microscopes and 48 dissections kits were ordered. A microscope costs four times as much as a dissection kit. Find the cost of of the microscope and dissection kit. Show how you got your equations and answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

Microscopes cost $44 and Dissection Kits cost $11

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the information given, we can make the system of equations:

30x+48y=1848

x represents the price of microscopes and y represents the price of dissection kits.

We also know that microscopes will be 4x the price of dissection kits. Therefor:

x=4y

We can plug these two equations together to find the answer.

30(4y)+48y=1848

120y+48y=1848

168y=1848

y=11

Using the y-value, can find the x-value.

x=4(11)

x=44