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18 July, 17:07

The farmer's market has a total of 98 tents. the ratio of food tents to retail tents is 9:5.

a. Write a system of linear equations that represent this situation.

b. How many food tents are at the market?

c. How many retail tents are at the market?

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  1. 18 July, 17:36
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    F+r=98

    5f=9r

    F is food tents, r is retail tents.

    Plug in f=9/5r to the top to get 14/5r=98. Then 2/5r=14. So r=35 and f=9/5*35=63.
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