# Solutions to Problem Set 8

Math 101-06

9-20-2017

[Systems]

1. Solve the following system of equations for x and y.

Multiply the first equation by 7, multiply the second equation by 10, then subtract the equations:

The solution is and .

2. Solve the following system of equations for x and y.

The last equation is an identity. Therefore, the system has infinitely many solutions. In fact, the two original equations represent the same line, so the solutions are all the point on the line .

3. Solve the following system of equations for x and y.

(You could work with the equations as-is, though the numbers would be a little messier.)

Multiply the first equation by 13, multiply the second equation by 10, then subtract the equations:

Multiply the first equation by 20, multiply the second equation by 11, then add the equations:

The solution is and .

[Systems word problems]

4. Bonzo has some nickels and some quarters: 52 coins all together. The total value of the coins is $8.20. Find the number of nickels and the number of quarters. To avoid decimals, I'll do everything in cents. Let n be the number of nickels. Each one is worth 5 cents. Let q be the number of quarters. Each one is worth 25 cents. The first column gives The third column gives Substitute in the last equation and solve for q: Hence, . Bonzo has 24 nickels and 28 quarters. 5.$1250 is divided among two accounts. The first account pays 5% interest, while the second account pays 6% interest. At the end of one interest period, the two accounts have returned a total of $68.0 in interest. How much was invested in each account? Let x be the amount invested in the first account, and let y be the amount invested in the second account. \overfullrule=0pt The first and third columns give two equations: Multiply the first equation by 0.05 and subtract it from the second: Then . Thus,$700 was invested in the first account and \$550 was invested in the second account.

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