A student bought a calculator and a textbook for a course in algebra. He told his friend that the total cost was $145(without tax) and that the calculator cost $20 more than four times the cost of the textbook. What was the cost of each item? Let
The corresponding modeling system is
Solve the system by using the method of substitution and enter the ordered pair.
A person is making a 5-gallon punch for a party that will consist of two different types of juices. apple and orange juice. They use at least 1 gallon of each type but want to use more apple than orange juice. Given that x represents the gallons of apple juice in the punch and y represents the gallons of orange juice in the punch, then create a system of equations and/or inequalities modeling the scenario. Select all that apply.
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