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Answer:
x= 22 (number of parent teacher conferences) y=5 (number of school related assemblies)
Step-by-step explanation:
This word problem creates the following system of equations for x = number of parent-teacher conferences and y = number of school related assemblies.
x+y = 27 means that the number of parent teacher conferences plus the number of school related assemblies equals a total of 27 paid events.
35.50x + 42y = 991 means that $35.50 multiplied by a certain number of parent teacher conferences, plus $42 multiplied by a certain number of school related assemblies equals his total earnings of $991.
This sets up the following system
x+y=27
35.50x+42y=991
To solve this, we first need to take the first equation and solve for y.
y=27-x
plug in to the second equation and solve for x.
35.50x+42(27-x)=991
35.50x-42x+1134=991
Collect like terms
-6.5x=-143
divide both sides by -6.5 to solve for x.
x=22
Back substitute into other original equation to solve for y.
22+y=27
y=5
The interpreter attended 22 parent-teacher conference and 5 school related assembly
To solve this problem, we would write out two set of linear equations.
The data given on this problem are
- parent-teacher conference = $35.50
- school related assembly = $42
- The total number of engagements = 27
Let x represent the number of parent-teacher conference
let y represent the number of school related conference
Equations
[tex]x+y = 27...equation (i)\\35.50(x)+42y=991...equation(ii)[/tex]
From equation (i)
[tex]x+y = 27\\x = 27-y...equation(iii)\\[/tex]
Put equation(iii) into equation (ii)
[tex]35.50x+42y=991\\35.50(27-y)+42y=991\\958.50-35.50y+42y=991\\6.50y=991-958.50\\y=5[/tex]
Put y = 5 into equation 1
[tex]x+y=27\\y = 5\\x+5=27\\x=27-5\\x=22[/tex]
From the above calculations, he attended 22 parent-teacher conference and 5 school related assembly.
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