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Grade 8 HMH Go Math - Answer Keys
Chapter 8:Solving Systems of Linear Equations; Lesson 3: Solving Systems by Elimination


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8.3 Independent Practice

  • Question 10 (request help)

    Represent Real-World Problems Marta bought new fish for her home aquarium. She bought 3 guppies and 2 platies for a total of $13.95. Hank also bought guppies and platies for his aquarium. He bought 3 guppies and 4 platies for a total of $18.33. Find the price of a guppy and the price of a platy.

  • Guppy: $   
    Platy: $   
  • Question 11 (request help)

    Represent Real-World Problems The rule for the number of fish in a home aquarium is 1 gallon of water for each inch of fish length. Marta’s aquarium holds 13 gallons and Hank’s aquarium holds 17 gallons. Based on the number of fish they bought in Exercise 10, how long is a guppy and how long is a platy?

  • Length of a guppy =    inches
    Length of a platy =   inches
  • Question 12 (request help)

    Line \(m\) passes through the points (6, 1) and (2, -3). Line \(n\) passes through the points (2, 3) and (5, -6). Find the point of intersection of these lines.

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  • Question 13 (request help)

    Represent Real-World Problems Two cars got an oil change at the same auto shop. The shop charges customers for each quart of oil plus a flat fee for labor. The oil change for one car required 5 quarts of oil and cost $22.45. The oil change for the other car required 7 quarts of oil and cost $25.45. How much is the labor fee and how much is each quart of oil?

  • Labor fee: $   
    Quart of oil: $   
  • Question 14 (request help)

    Represent Real-World Problems A sales manager noticed that the number of units sold for two T-shirt styles, style A and style B, was the same during June and July. In June, total sales were $2779 for the two styles, with A selling for $15.95 per shirt and B selling for $22.95 per shirt. In July, total sales for the two styles were $2385.10, with A selling at the same price and B selling at a discount of 22% off the June price. How many T-shirts of each style were sold in June and July combined?

  •    T-shirts of style A and style B were sold in June and July.
  • Question 15 (request help)

    Represent Real-World Problems Adult tickets to a basketball game cost $5. Student tickets cost $1. A total of $2,874 was collected on the sale of 1,246 tickets. How many of each type of ticket were sold?

  •    adult tickets
       student tickets

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