Solving Systems of Equations in Three Variables — Unit test Answers

Given that (3, 2, –6) and (–2, 5, 1) are solutions of two equations in a system of three linear equations, which of the following is true about the system?

A school choir has 36 members. This year, there are three times as many returning members as new members. How many new members are in the choir this year?

Sharon is jumping from an 18-foot diving board with an initial upward velocity of 4 ft/s. When Sharon jumps, Megan throws a beach ball up to Sharon with an initial upward velocity of 16 ft/s from a height 5 feet off the ground. To the nearest hundredth of a second, how long after she jumps does the ball reach Sharon?

Which classification describes the following system of equations?

Organizers of the town fair make a total of $706 from selling 164 hot dogs and 74 hamburgers at one of their concession stands. At their other concession stand, they make $884 by selling 256 hot dogs and 61 hamburgers. If the prices are the same at both concession stands, what is the price of a hot dog?

What is one solution of the following system?

A school district needs to arrange transportation for at least 360 students for a field trip. The district can use large buses or small buses. The large buses hold 60 students each and have an operating expense of $300 for the day. The small buses hold 45 students each and have an operating expense of $200 for the day. The district only has chaperones for, at most, seven buses. What is the minimum cost for the transportation for the field trip if each bus has chaperones?

The following system has no solution.

Which classification describes the following system of equations?

Which system of equations is consistent and dependent?

During a pumpkin launching contest, two pumpkins are launched at the same time. The path of pumpkin A is modeled by the equation y = –0.01x2 + 0.32x + 4. The path of pumpkin B is modeled by the equation y = –0.01x2 + 0.18x + 5. If x represents the distance the pumpkin traveled in feet and y represents height of the pumpkin in feet, what does the intersection point of the equations represent?

Solve the system of equations.a.c.b.d.

A picture frame has a perimeter of 100 cm. Its width is 4 cm less than twice its length. What is the width of the picture frame?

Brandi is downloading music for her MP3 player. Albums cost $10 each, and singles cost $1 each. She wants to purchase at least 5 singles but wants to spend no more than $25 total. If Brandi purchases x albums and y singles, which of the following is a possible combination of albums and singles that Brandi could purchase and stay within her guidelines?