Problema Solution
A group of 143 people are spending a week at a summer resort, the cook ordered 14 pounds of food for each adult (a) and 6 pounds of food for each child (c). A total of 1050 pounds of food was ordered.
A) Write a system of equations that describes the above situation.
B) How many adults were in the group? How many children?
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let
a = the number of adults
c = the number of children
group of 143 people are spending a week at a summer resort
a + c = 143
the cook ordered 14 pounds of food for each adult (a) and 6 pounds of food for each child (c). A total of 1050 pounds of food was ordered.
14a + 6c = 1050
A) the system of equations is
a + c = 143
14a + 6c = 1050
B) by solving the system of equations we find
a = 24 adults
c = 119 children
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