Algebra 2 E.11 Solve a system of equations using any method: word problems ELG
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Write a system of equations to describe the situation below, solve using any method, and fill
in the blanks.
Clare and Ivan have summer jobs selling newspaper subscriptions door-to-door, but their
compensation plans are different. Clare earns a base wage of $9 per hour, as well as $1 for
every subscription that she sells. Ivan gets $4 per subscription sold, in addition to a base
wage of $3 per hour. If they each sell a certain number of subscriptions in an hour, they will
end up earning the same amount. How much would each one earn? How many subscriptions
would that be?
Clare and Ivan will each earn $
if they sell
subscriptions in an hour.
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