Beginning Algebra
You read: "A baker uses two blends of flour to make 100 pounds of dough." Which sketch and variable assignment best represents the mixture before writing equations?
Which algebraic translation correctly represents: "There are eight more nickels than dimes," if d represents the number of dimes and n represents the number of nickels?
A theater sold 200 tickets. Student tickets cost \$5 and adult tickets cost \$8. Total revenue was \$1,300. Let x = number of student tickets. How many student and adult tickets were sold?
A beverage company needs 25 L of an 18% juice concentrate by mixing a 30% concentrate with a 10% concentrate. Determine how many liters of each solution are needed.
A contractor must cover a floor with 60 tiles. Type A tile covers 2.5 sq ft and Type B covers 3.5 sq ft. The total covered area must be 180 sq ft. Let x = number of Type A tiles. Set up and solve the system to find x and the number of Type B tiles.