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Solving Systems of Equations Word Problems Objective: To solve word problems involving systems of equations. To set up a system of equations from word problems.
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Steps 1.Identify and label your variables. 2.Translate the word problem. 3.Set up system of equations. 4.Determine which method to use. 5.Solve the system of equations
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Example #1 A snack bar sells two sizes of snack packs. A large snack pack is $5, and a small snack pack is $3. In one day, the snack bar sold 60 snack packs for a total of $220. How many small snack packs did the snack bar sell?
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Example #2 The fifth-grade teachers took their classes on a field trip to a museum. The first group had 25 students and two teachers and cost $97.50. The second group had 32 students and three teachers and cost $127. What is the cost per student and per teacher?
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Example #3 If the width of the rectangle is three times the length and the perimeter of the rectangle is 72 ft, what are the length and width of the rectangle?
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Classwork / Homework *** Last Grade of the Marking Period*** OMIT #2 and #7 Complete the rest. This assignment is worth (20 points).
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