Mr. Lincoln buys juice and water for the school picnic. A pack of 8 juice boxes ca

$5. A pack of 6 water bottles costs $3. Mr. Lincoln spends $95 for 170 juice boxes

and bottles of water.

a. Choose variables for the two unknown quantities in the problem and tell wha

each variable represents.

b. Use the variables you chose in problem 3a to write an equation for the amour

of money Mr. Lincoln spends.

c. Use the variables you chose in problem 3a to write an equation for the numbe

of drinks Mr. Lincoln buys.

d. Solve the system of equations. How many packs of juice boxes and how many

packs of water does Mr. Lincoln buy? Show your work.

SOLUTION

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