i hate word problems josh bought somme piranahas at $3 each and some sharks at $4 each for his new aquarium. He bought a total of 12 fish and spent a total of $40 . Define your variables and write a system of equations that could be used to find the number of each type of fish he bought.
Variables:_______________________
Variables:_______________________
Equations:________________________
Equations:________________________
HELP ANYONE?????

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i hate word problems josh bought somme piranahas at $3 each and some sharks at $4 each for his new aquarium. He bought a total of 12 fish and spent a total of $40 . Define your variables and write a system of equations that could be used to find the number of each type of fish he bought.
Variables:_______________________
Variables:_______________________
Equations:________________________
Equations:________________________
    HELP ANYONE?????

anonymous · Answer

use p for piranahas and s for sharks

anonymous · Answer

he spent $40, so therefore 3p + 4s = 40

anonymous · Answer

he bought 12 fish so p + s = 12

anonymous · Answer

now you have 2 equations and use either elimination or substituion to finish

anonymous · Answer

so he bought 4 sharks and 8 piranhas  did you get that?

anonymous · Answer

YAH BUT I DONT HET WHERE ARE THE VARIABLES

anonymous · Answer

the variables are p and s

anonymous · Answer

ohhhhhhhhhh thank you sooooooooooooo much

anonymous · Answer

you are so welcome - glad ii could help.