The volleyball team and the wrestling team at Stafford High School are having a joint car wash today, and they are splitting the revenues. The volleyball team gets $2 per car. In addition, they have already brought in $30 from past fundraisers. The wrestling team has raised $35 in the past, and they are making $1 per car today. After washing a certain number of cars together, each team will have raised the same amount in total. What will that total be?Write a system of equations, graph them, and type the solution.____ dollars
Q. The volleyball team and the wrestling team at Stafford High School are having a joint car wash today, and they are splitting the revenues. The volleyball team gets $2 per car. In addition, they have already brought in $30 from past fundraisers. The wrestling team has raised $35 in the past, and they are making $1 per car today. After washing a certain number of cars together, each team will have raised the same amount in total. What will that total be?Write a system of equations, graph them, and type the solution.____ dollars
Define total money raised: Let's define the total money raised by each team. Let x be the number of cars washed. The volleyball team's equation for total money raised is: 2x+30. The wrestling team's equation is: x+35.
Set equations equal: Set the equations equal to find the number of cars washed when both teams have raised the same amount: 2x+30=x+35.
Solve for x: Solve for x: Subtract x from both sides to get x+30=35. Then, subtract 30 from both sides to get x=5.
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