1. One or the most popular sizes of model trains is called the HO. Every dimension of the HO model measures 1/87 times that of a real engine. The HO model of a modern diesel locomotive is about 8 inches long. About how many feet long is the real lovomotive?
2. The Modern Grocery has cashews that sell for $3.50 a pound and peanuts sell for $2.25 a pound. Write AND solve a system if equations in two variables to find how much of each the grocer should mix to get 50 pounds of mixture that he can sell for $3.00 per pound.
ELVIN
1. One or the most popular sizes of model trains is called the HO. Every dimension of the HO model measures 1/87 times that of a real engine. The HO model of a modern diesel locomotive is about 8 inches long. About how many feet long is the real lovomotive?
2. The Modern Grocery has cashews that sell for $3.50 a pound and peanuts sell for $2.25 a pound. Write AND solve a system if equations in two variables to find how much of each the grocer should mix to get 50 pounds of mixture that he can sell for $3.00 per pound.
WINFRED