Name Class Date

Chapter 6 Find The Errors!

For use with Lessons 6-1 through 6-2

For each exercise, identify the error(s) in planning the solution or solving the
problem. Then write the correct solution.
1. A company offers two different plans for high-speed video transfers. Plan
A charges a $10 monthly fee plus 5 cents per transfer. Plan B charges a $25
monthly fee plus 2.5 cents per transfer. After how many transfers does the
second plan become less money for that month?

Relate Total monthly cost per number of

is plus times
cost fee transfer transfers

Define Let c 5 total cost c

Let n 5 number of transfers 40

Plan B (6, 40)

Total cost ($)

Write Plan A: c 5 10 1 5n 30
Plan A
Plan B: c 5 25 1 2.5n 20

The lines intersect at (6, 40). 10

n
After 6 transfers, Plan B is less money.
O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
23x 1 y 5 8 Number of transfers
2. What is the solution of the system?
2y 1 5x 5 27

Step 1 Solve one of the Step 2 Substitute 3x 1 8 Step 3 Substitute 8 for x in

equations for one of the for y in either equation. either equation and solve
variables. for y.
23x 1 y 5 8
23x 1 y 5 8 2y 1 5x 5 27
23x 1 (3x 1 8) 5 8
23x 1 y 1 3x 5 8 1 3x 2y 1 5(8) 5 27
23x 1 3x 1 8 5 8
y 5 3x 1 8 2y 5 213
858
y 5 26.5
The solution is (8, 26.5).
y 5 3x 2 4
3. What is the solution of the system?
15x 2 5y 5 20
Substitute 3x 2 4 for y in the other equation.
15x 2 5(3x 2 4) 5 20
15x 2 15x 1 20 5 20
20 5 20
Since x has been eliminated, there is no solution.

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Name Class Date

Chapter 6 Find The Errors!

For use with Lessons 6-3 through 6-4

For each exercise, identify the error(s) in planning the solution or solving the
problem. Then write the correct solution.
2x 2 2y 5 8
1. What is the solution of the system?
3x 1 5y 5 24
Step 1 Eliminate one variable. Step 2 Solve for the eliminated variable.
2x 2 2(1) 5 8
2x 2 2y 5 8 Multiply by 3. 6x 2 6y 5 8
2x 2 2 5 8
3x 1 5y 5 24 Multiply by 2. 6x 1 10y 5 24
2x 5 10
216y 5 216
x55
y51
The solution is (5, 1).
5x 1 2y 5 12
2. What is the solution of the system?
4x 2 2y 5 6
Step 1 Eliminate one variable. Step 2 Solve for the eliminated variable.
5x 1 2y 5 12 5(6) 1 2y 5 12
4x 2 2y 5 6
2y 5 218
x10 56
y 5 29
The solution is (6, 29).

3. One drink contains 5% fruit juice and another contains 50% fruit juice. How
many gallons of each type should be combined to make 5 gallons of a drink
that contains 40% fruit juice?
Step 1 Let x 5 the number of gallons of 5% juice drink,
and y 5 the number of gallons of 50% juice drink.
Total gallons: x 1 y 5 5 Amount of juice: 0.05x 1 0.5y 5 0.4

Step 2 Solve one Step 3 Substitute and solve for x. Step 4 Substitute and
equation for y. solve for y.
0.05x 1 0.5y 5 0.4
x1y55 423 1 y 5 5
0.05x 1 0.5(5 2 x) 5 0.4
y552x 1
0.05x 1 2.5 2 0.5x 5 0.4 y53
20.45x 5 22.1

x 5 423
4 23 gallons of 5% juice drink and 13 gallon of 50% juice drink.

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Chapter 6 Find The Errors!

For use with Lessons 6-5 through 6-6

For each exercise, identify the error(s) in planning the solution or solving the
problem. Then write the correct solution.

1. Is (25, 21) a solution of y S2x 1 3?

y . 2x 1 3
?
21 . 25 1 3
?
21 . 22
?
25 . 4 true (25, 21) is a solution.
2. Walnuts cost $6 per pound and macadamia nuts cost $2 per pound. You
have $20 to spend on nuts for baking. What are three possible combinations
of walnuts and macadamia nuts you can buy?
Let x 5 pounds of walnuts y
12
Let y 5 pounds of macadamia nuts 10
8
6x 1 2y # 20 6
2y $ 26x 1 20 4
2
y $ 23x 1 10 x
O 1 2 3 4 5
The graph only makes sense in the first quadrant.
Three possible combinations are:
1 pound of walnuts and 10 pounds of macadamia nuts
3 pounds of walnuts and 5 pounds of macadamia nuts
4 pounds of walnuts and 10 pounds of macadamia nuts
y R 1 8x 1 2
3. What is the graph of the system?
x 1 y S 14
Graph y , 8x 1 2 and x 1 y . 4.
The system’s solutions lie in the shaded region where the graphs overlap.

This region 6
represent
solutions of 4 This region
x à
y 
4. represents
2 solutions of
x y 
8x à
2.
This region
Ź6 Ź4 Ź2 O 2 4 6
represents solutions
of both inequalities.

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