Write a system of equations for each problem. John is purchasing his senior portraits. Deluxe Fotos charges a $50 sitting fee and $18 per sheet of pictures. Savebucks Photo charges an $80 sitting fee and $12 per sheet of pictures. How many pictures would John need to buy so that Savebucks is the better deal?

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Write a system of equations for each problem.  John is purchasing his senior portraits. Deluxe Fotos charges a $50 sitting fee and $18 per sheet of pictures.  Savebucks Photo charges an $80 sitting fee and $12 per sheet of pictures. How many pictures would John need to buy so that Savebucks is the better deal?

anonymous · Answer

50+18x=y
80+12x=y
set each equation equal to each other and solve for x

anonymous · Answer

x=5 for them to be the same price so he would need to buy more than 5