Linear Equations and Inequalities - Applications of Linear Equations in Real Life

Linear Equations and Inequalities - Applications of Linear Equations in Real Life

IP 1
6 marks

A food stall sells children's meals and adult meals. An adult meal costs \(\$5\) more than a children's meal.

During lunch, the stall sold \(35\) children's meals and \(24\) adult meals.

  1. Let the price of a children's meal be \(\$x\). Write expressions, in terms of \(x\), for the amounts received from the sale of the children's meals and the adult meals.

    [2]
  2. The amount received from the adult meals was \(\$10\) more than the amount received from the children's meals. Find the total amount received from the sale of the adult meals.

    [4]

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Answer:(a) \(35x,\quad24(x+5)\) (b) \(\$360\)

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