Five times the number of test tubes in a school's chemistry lab exceeds three times the number of beakers it has by 660. The sum of 2 times the number of test tubes and five times the number of beakers is 450.

If b is the number of beakers and t is the number of test tubes, what is the system of linear equations representing the situation? How many beakers are in the school lab? How many test tubes are in the school lab?

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Five times the number of test tubes in a school's chemistry lab exceeds three times the number of beakers it has by 660. The sum of 2 times the number of test tubes and five times the number of beakers is 450.  

If b is the number of beakers and t is the number of test tubes, what is the system of linear equations representing the situation?  How many beakers are in the school lab? How many test tubes are in the school lab?

anonymous · Answer

do you have any idea how to solve?

anonymous · Answer

No @Deeezzzz

anonymous · Answer

using t= test tubes b= beakers 
Okay can't we say that
5t=3b+660

anonymous · Answer

and 
2t+5b=450

anonymous · Answer

2t+5b=450
5t=3b+660
then we just solve the linear equations and solve for t and b respectively