Belinda works in the kitchen department of Hoover's Department Store. As part of the store's effort to
reward their customers, Belinda is handing out coupons for two different types of silverware packages.2
The first coupon is for the classic set, and the second coupon is for the modern set. On one particular
day, she has handed out a total of 144 coupons, which represents of the number of classic coupons
and of the number of modern coupons. She handed out twice as many coupons for the modern set as
she did for the classic set.
a. Write a system of equations for this problem situation. Let x represent the number of coupons for the
classic set, and let y represent the number of coupons for the modern set. X=
b. Solve the system using your chosen method.
c. Interpret the solution of the linear system in terms of the problem situation.