Alg CH 5 Review W Answers
Alg CH 5 Review W Answers
2. Marcos had 15 coins in nickels and quarters. He had 3 more quarters than nickels. He wrote a system of equations to
represent this situation, letting x represent the number of nickels and y represent the number of quarters. Then he
solved the system by graphing. How many of each coin did Marcos have?
3. A test has twenty questions worth 100 points. The test consists of True/False questions worth 3 points each and
multiple choice questions worth 11 points each. How many multiple choice questions are on the test?
6. Margie is responsible for buying a week's supply of food and medication for the dogs and cats at a local shelter. The
food and medication for each dog costs twice as much as those supplies for a cat. She needs to feed 164 cats and 24
dogs. Her budget is $4240. How much can Margie spend on each dog for food and medication?
9. The equations 5x + 2y = 48 and 3x + 2y = 32 represent the money collected from school concert tickets sales during
two class periods. If x represents the cost for each adult ticket and y represents the cost for each student ticket, what is
the cost for each adult ticket?
12. Dennis mowed his next door neighbor’s lawn for a handful of dimes and nickels, 80 coins in all. Upon
completing the job he counted out the coins and it came to $6.60. How many of each coin did he earn?
Write a system of linear inequalities represented by the graph.
Compare the slopes and y-intercepts of the graphs of the equations in the linear system to determine whether the
system has one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions. Explain.
31. Maricella has a bag containing 35 nickels and quarters. The total value of these coins is $2.35. How many
quarters does Maricella have?
Alg Chapter 5 Review Answers
1. (– 4, 2) 2. 6 nickels, 9 quarters 3. 5 multiple choice, 15 T/F 4. ( –1, 1)
164𝑐 + 24𝑑 = 4240
5. (1, – 4) 6. { , $20 for cats, $40 for dogs 7. (–5, –30)
𝑑 = 2𝑐
8. (21, –35) 9. Adult tickets cost $8.
10. Yes, you can either multiply by 2 or divide by 2 to simplify. Explain why you chose the method you did.
2𝑦 + 6 = 4𝑥
11. { 12. 52 dimes and 28 nickels
−3 = 𝑦 − 2𝑥
13. 2𝑥 + 𝑏 ≤ 16; sample answer: 2 lbs of apples & 12 lbs of bananas; 4 lbs of apples & 3 lbs of bananas
13𝑥 + 3𝑦 ≥ 310
20.{ 𝑦 ≥ 17 ; No, the boosters will not meet their goal if they sell 14 jackets and 35 caps.
𝑥≥9
2
𝑦 > −1 𝑦 ≥ 𝑥+3
3
21. { 22. { 4 23. 𝑥 = 1 24. 𝑥 = −2 25. 𝑥 = 1 or 2
𝑥≤3 𝑦 > −3𝑥 − 3
26. 27.
28. No solution 29. Infinitely many solutions 30. One solution 31. 3 quarters