Determine which situation could be represented by the system of linear equations given below.
5x+3y=210
x+y=60

A. A candy story sells boxes of chocolates for $5 each and boxes of caramels for $3 each. In one afternoon, the store sold 210 boxes of candy and made a profit of $60.
B. An art teacher bought paintbrushes in packs of 5 and packs of 3. She bought a total of 60 packs and now has 210 paintbrushes.
C. A guitar requires 5 strings and a banjo requires 3 strings. An orchestra has a total of 210 strings. One guitar player and one banjo player have 60 strings.
D. An audience contains 210 people. Student tickets cost $3 each and adult tickets cost $5 each. At one performance, there are 60 more adults than students.

The correct situation is option B, an art teacher bought paintbrushes in packs of 5 and packs of 3. She bought a total of 60 packs and now has 210 paintbrushes.

What is an equation?

The equation in mathematics is the relationship between the variables and the number and establishes the relationship between the two or more variables.

Given equations are 5x+3y=210 and x+y=60.In the equation suppose the number of boxes of chocolates is x and the number of boxes of caramels is y.

The cost of each chocolate box is $5 and the cost of each caramel box is $3 so the total cost of the chocolate boxes is the sum of the total cost of both chocolate boxes.

5x+3y=210

The total number of chocolate boxes will be expressed as:-

x + y = 60

Therefore the correct situation is option B, an art teacher bought paintbrushes in packs of 5 and packs of 3. She bought a total of 60 packs and now has 210 paintbrushes.

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