After the softball game, Alise's coach bought each of the 13 players a double-scoop or triple-scoop ice cream cone at the local ice cream shop. The coach bought a total of 33 scoops of ice cream. Use a model to determine how many girls got a triple-scoop ice cream cone.

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tad1 · Answer

x + y = 13
2x + 3y =33
mult 1st eq by -2
-2x -2y =-26
2x +3y = 33
add the two equations
y = 7
so 7 girls got 3 scoops and 6 girls got 2 scoops.
check: 7


check 7*3 = 21
2*6 = 12
21 + 12 = 33 it checks

anonymous · Answer

Thanks! :)