In the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve.
120. Amara currently sells televisions for company A at a salary of $17,000 plus a $100 commission for each television she sells. Company B offers her a position with a salary of $29,000 plus a $20 commission for each television she sells. How televisions would Amara need to sell for the options to be equal?
Trending nowThis is a popular solution!
Chapter 5 Solutions
Elementary Algebra
Additional Math Textbook Solutions
Graphical Approach To College Algebra
College Algebra (10th Edition)
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts and Applications (7th Edition)
Linear Algebra with Applications (9th Edition) (Featured Titles for Linear Algebra (Introductory))
College Algebra with Modeling & Visualization (6th Edition)
Introductory and Intermediate Algebra for College Students (5th Edition)
- Translate to a system of equations and solve: Matilda has a handful of quarters and dimes, with a total value of $8.55. The number of quarters is 3 more than twice the number of dimes. How many dimes and how many quarters does she have?arrow_forwardIn the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve. 94. Molly is making strawberry infused water. For each ounce of strawberry juice, she uses three times as many ounces of water as juice. How many ounces of strawberry juice and how many ounces of water does she need to make 64 ounces of strawberry infused water?arrow_forwardIn the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve. 252. How many pounds of nuts selling for $6 per pound and raisins selling for $3 per pound should Kurt combine to obtain 120 pounds of trail mix that cost him $5 per pound?arrow_forward
- In the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve. 233. A commercial jet can fly 868 miles in 2 hours with a tailwind but only 792 miles in 2 hours into a headwind. Find the speed of the jet in still air and the speed of the wind.arrow_forwardIn the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve. 248. Lucinda had a pocketful ofdimes and quarters with a valueof $ $6.20. The number of dimes is eighteen more than three times the number of quarters. How many dimes and how many quarters does Lucinda have?arrow_forwardIn the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve. 204. Drew burned 1800 calories Friday playing one hour of basketball and canoeing for two hours. Saturday he spent two hours playing basketball and three hours canoeing and burned 3200 calories. How many calories did he burn per hour when playing basketball?arrow_forward
- In the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve. 87. Drew burned 1800 calories Friday playing one hour of basketball and canoeing for two hours. Saturday he spent two hours playing basketball and three hours canoeing and burned 3200 calories. How many calories did he burn per hour when playing basketball? How many calories did he burn per hour when canoeing?arrow_forwardIn the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve. 246. Sherri saves nickels and dimes in a coin purse for her daughter. The total value of the coins in the purse is $0.95. The number of nickels is two less than five times the number of dimes. How many nickels and how many dimes are in the coin purse?arrow_forwardIn the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve. 372. Bob left home, riding his bike at a rate of 10 miles per hour to go to the lake. Cheryl, his wife, left 45 minutes (34hour) later, driving her car at a rate of 25 miles per hour. How long will it take Cheryl to catch up to Bob?arrow_forward
- In the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve. 350. Gabriela works for an insurance company that pays her a salary of $32,000 plus a commission of $100 for each policy she sells. She is considering changing jobs to a company that would pay a salary of $40,000 plus a commission of $80 for each policy sold. How many policies would Gabriela need to sell to make the total pay the same?arrow_forwardIn the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve. 231. A small jet can fly 1,072 miles in 4 hours with a tailwind but only 848 miles in 4 hours into a headwind. Find the speed of the jet in still air and the speed of the wind.arrow_forwardIn the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve. 361. A passenger jet can fly 804 miles in 2 hours with a tailwind but only 776 miles in 2 hours into a headwind. Find the speed of the jet in still air and the speed of the wind.arrow_forward
- Elementary AlgebraAlgebraISBN:9780998625713Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-SmithPublisher:OpenStax - Rice UniversityAlgebra: Structure And Method, Book 1AlgebraISBN:9780395977224Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. ColePublisher:McDougal Littell