Question

Determine which situation could be represented by the following system of linear equations. x+y=70 8x+5y=410 A. At the floral shop, Mary buys eight large bouquets and five small bouquets for a total of $410. Mark buys one large bouquet and one small bouquet for $70 less than Mary pays. B. Packs of file folders cost $8 each and boxes of pens cost $5. An office manager ordered 70 more boxes of pens than packs of file folders and paid a total of $410. C. Each student at an elementary school is required to have five notebooks and eight pencils. One grade has a total of 70 school supplies and another grade has a total of 410 school supplies. D. Evaporated milk comes in eight-ounce cans and five-ounce cans. A grocery store sold 410 ounces of evaporated milk in 70 cans.

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

Because x+y=70, x=1 large bouquet and y= 1 small bouquet.