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Methods of Solving Systems of Equations

7. VEGETABLE STAND A roadside vegetable stand sells pumpkins for $5 each and squashes for $3 each.
One day they sold 6 more squash than pumpkins, and their sales totaled $98. Write and solve a system of
equations to f nd how many pumpkins and squash they sold?

8. INCOME Ramiro earns $20 per hour during the week and $30 per hour for overtime on the weekends. One
week Ramiro earned a total of $650. He worked 5 times as many hours during the week as he did on the week-
end. Write and solve a system of equations to determine how many hours of overtime Ramiro worked on the
weekend.

9. BASKETBALL Anya makes 14 baskets during her game. Some of these baskets were worth 2-points and
others were worth 3-points. In total, she scored 30 points. Write and solve a system of equations to f nd how
2-points baskets she made.

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