Illustrative Math - Algebra 1 - Unit 2- Lesson 14

Kiran sells f full boxes and h half-boxes of fruit to raise money for a band trip. He earns $5 for each full box and $2 for each half-box of fruit he sells and earns a total of $100 toward the cost of his band trip. The equation 5f+2h=100 describes this relationship.Solve the equation for f.

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Elena and Kiran are playing a board game. After one round, Elena says, "You earned so many more points than I did. If you earned 5 more points, your score would be twice mine!"Kiran says, "Oh, I don't think I did that much better. I only scored 9 points higher than you did."Write a system of equations to represent each student's comment. Be sure to specify what your variables represent.(Show Your Work)If both students were correct, how many points did each student score? Show your reasoning.(Short Answer)

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