an advertising company charges $40 per half page advertisement and $75 per full page advertisement, Michaeld has a budge of $800 to purchase 13 advertisements.
a) Define a variable for each unknown. write a system of equations to represent the situation.
b) How many half -page advertisements does Michael purchase? show your work.
c) How many full-page advertisement does Michael purchase? show your work.
A) h= half page ad and f = full page ad 40h + 75f = 800 h+f=13 B) multiply the second equation by -75, so -75h = -975 Then solve 40h = 800 -75h = -975 You get -35h = -175. Divide both sides by -35 and you get 5. So 5 half page ads