Engineering Algebra

Lesson 9
 Assignment/Activity 10

I. Solve the following.

1. y=−3 x + 4 & y=3 x−2 (use graphing method)

2. 4 x+ 2 y=10 & x− y =13 (use substitution method)

3. 8 x−6 y =−20 & −16 x +7 y=30 (use elimination method)

4. – x −5 y−5 z=2

4 x−5 y+ 4 z=19 (use any method)

x +5 y−z=−20
5. The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales the
school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. The school took in $52 on the second day
by selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. Find the price of a senior citizen ticket and the price of a
child ticket.

6. A football team scored a total of 50 points in one game. They scored 14 times. The scoring was made up of
touchdowns (6 points each), PATs (1 point each), and field goals (3 points each). They had three more
touchdowns than field goals. How many of each type of score did the team have?