Question

Miss Ray wrote a test with 15 questions. Some questions were matching problems and some were multiple choice. Matching questions(x) were worth 5 points and multiple choice(y) were worth 10 points. The maximum number of points on the test is 100.

Write a system of equations to represent the situation.

Answer 1

well,

if 10 of the questions were worth 5pts. that would equal =50

and if 5 were worth 10pts. that would equal= 50

50 + 50 = 100pys.