MATH 1702 ______ Name: _____________________________

[A] Assignment 6 20 Student ID: _________________________

Instructions/Reminders

 Ensure the file you upload is a single PDF file, with all pages having proper, consistent orientation
 The file name of this PDF must be in the format of: LastName, FirstName
 You must show all of your work, not just final answers, for each question in order to receive full marks
o Each question is graded out of 5: Defining variables using “Let” statements [1 mark], Creating the
correct equations [1 mark], Solving the system of equations [2 marks], Final statement interpreting
your answer [1 mark]

Use either substitution or elimination to solve the following questions. Finding the solution through a “guess-and-check”
method, will not result in full marks.

1. Six times a number plus twice a second number is sixteen. Three times the first number plus four times the
second number is negative thirteen. What are the two numbers?

2. David left Schitt’s Creek heading south on the highway to Elmdale at a speed of 76 kilometers per hour. Alexis
left Schitt’s Creek half an hour later traveling at a speed of 95 kilometers per hour, following the same route as
David. How long will it take Alexis to catch up to David?
MATH 1702 ______ Name: _____________________________
[A] Assignment 6 20 Student ID: _________________________

3. For an on campus fundraiser you have been asked to create a large candy bowl to welcome guests. The bowl can
hold 6 kg of candy, and you plan to fill it with a mix of regular and caramel M&M’s. The fundraising committee
has told you that the value of the bowl should not exceed $12 per kg. At the store you see that regular M&M’s
cost $9 per kilogram and caramel M&M’s cost $18 per kilogram. How many kilograms of each type of M&M
should you buy?

4. You are asked to prepare 300 mL of acetic acid that has concentration of 30%. There is a supply of 35% acetic
acid available and 20% acetic acid available. How many millilitres of the 35% and how many millilitres of the 20%
acetic acid should be mixed to create the 300 mL of the 30% mixture?