Saturday, October 31, 2015

Solving simultaneous equations


Here is a link to practice problems for simultaneous equations. The coin problems all use elimination instead of substitution. Here are the same coin problems using substitution, with the answers in the comment below.

a) 100 coins, all quarters and pennies, total = $13.72

b) 100 tickets, all children ($6) and adult ($12), total =$912

c) 100 coins, all quarters and nickels, total = $8.20

d) 100 coins, all dimes and pennies, total = $3.79

e) 100 coins, all dimes and nickels, total = $7.85

f) 100 coins, all quarters and dimes, total = $14.65

1 comment:

Prof. Hubbard said...

a) 100 coins, all quarters and pennies, total = $13.72

q + p = 100
25q + p = 1372

Use the first equation to get p = 100 - q
The second equation becomes

25q + 100 - q = 1372
24q + 100 = 1372
24q = 1272
q = 1272/24 = 53
p = 100 - 53 = 47

b) 100 tickets, all children ($6) and adult ($12), total =$912

c + a = 100
6c + 12a = 912

Use the first equation to get c = 100 - a
The second equation becomes

6(100 - a) + 12a = 912
600 - 6a + 12a = 912
600 + 6a = 912
6a = 312
a = 312/6 = 52
c = 100 - 52 = 48


c) 100 coins, all quarters and nickels, total = $8.20

q + n = 100
25q + 5n = 820

Use the first equation to get n = 100 - q
The second equation becomes

25q + 5(100 - q) = 820
25q + 500 - 5q = 820
20q + 500 = 820
20q = 320
q = 320/20 = 16
c = 100 - 16 = 84

d) 100 coins, all dimes and pennies, total = $3.79

d + p = 100
10d + p = 379

Use the first equation to get p = 100 - d
The second equation becomes

10d + 100 - d = 379
9d + 100 = 379
9d = 279
d = 279/9 = 31
p = 100 - 31 = 69


e) 100 coins, all dimes and nickels, total = $7.85
d + n = 100
10d + 5n = 785

Use the first equation to get n = 100 - d
The second equation becomes

10d + 5(100 - d) = 785
10d + 500 - 5d = 785
5d + 500 = 785
5d = 285
d = 285/5 = 55
n = 100 - 55 = 45


f) 100 coins, all quarters and dimes, total = $14.65

q + d = 100
25q + 10d = 1465

Use the first equation to get d = 100 - q
The second equation becomes

25q + 10(100 - q) = 1465
25q + 1000 - 10q = 1465
15q + 1000 = 1465
15q = 465
q = 465/15 = 31
d = 100 - 31 = 69