SOLUTION: Kendrick gets paid $6.50 for raking leaves and $15 for mowing each lawn. He made a total of $328.50 for doing both. He mowed twice as many lawns as he did rake leaves. How many tim

Question 928266: Kendrick gets paid $6.50 for raking leaves and $15 for mowing each lawn. He made a total of $328.50 for doing both. He mowed twice as many lawns as he did rake leaves. How many times did he rake leaves.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = number of rakings
y = number of mowings
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6.50x + 15y = 328.50
y = 2x
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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6.50x + 15y = 328.50
2x - y = 0
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x = number of rakings = 9
y = number of mowings = 18
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