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The Foundations in Algebra test has some questions worth 2 points and other questions worth 3 points.  The test is worth 40 points total.  If you know there are 17 questions on the test, which system below could be used to model this situation?Responses2x + 3y = 40x + y = 17 2x + 3y = 40 x + y = 17  x + y = 40x + y = 17 x + y = 40 x + y = 17  2x + 3y = 40x + y = 40 2x + 3y = 40 x + y = 40  2x + 17 = 403y + 17 = 40

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The Foundations in Algebra test has some questions worth 2 points and other questions worth 3 points.  The test is worth 40 points total.  If you know there are 17 questions on the test, which system below could be used to model this situation?Responses2x + 3y = 40x + y = 17 2x + 3y = 40 x + y = 17  x + y = 40x + y = 17 x + y = 40 x + y = 17  2x + 3y = 40x + y = 40 2x + 3y = 40 x + y = 40  2x + 17 = 403y + 17 = 40

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Solution

The correct system of equations to model this situation is:

2x + 3y = 40 x + y = 17

This system represents the total points (40) and the total number of questions (17). Here, x is the number of 2-point questions and y is the number of 3-point questions.

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