The scouts sold small and large boxes of cookies as a fund raiser. One scout sold 7 small boxes and 12 large boxes for $54.00. Another scout sold 5 small boxes and 10 large boxes for $60.00. The scout leader wrote a system of equations to represent the their sales.
7 x + 12 y = 54. 5 x + 10 y = 60.
Which constants can each equation be multiplied by so that one variable is eliminated when the equations are added? Check all that apply.
The first equation can be multiplied by 5 and the second equation by –6 to eliminate the y.
The first equation can be multiplied by –5 and the second equation by 6 to eliminate the y.
The first equation can be multiplied by –5 and the second equation by 7 to eliminate the x.
The first equation can be multiplied by 5 and the second equation by –7 to eliminate the x.
The first equation can be multiplied by –5 and the second equation by 10 to eliminate the x.
