Systems of Equations (Writing Portions)
6. Two People running a marathon consumed power bars and gel packs during their race. The
table below shows the number if each consumed.
RUNNER
Alanna
Tatiana
No. of Power Bars
3
5
No. of Gel Packs
4
4
Total Calories
1500
1980
● Write a System of Equation to determine the number of calories in a power bar, x, and gel pack,
y.
• Find the number of calories in each power booster and gel pack. Use Mathematics to explain
your answer and LABEL appropriately.