Six staff members carved pumpkins for a school contest. the carved pumpkins were auctioned at the event and in total, they raised $180 for the school! the final bid on dr. tracy's pumpkin was $10 more than the final bid on mr. nelson's pumpkin. mr. nelson's, mrs. ennis', and mr. pizzica's pumpkins each earned the same amount. ms. scelfo's and mr. hartshorn's pumpkins each brought in the same amount of money as dr. tracy's. what were the final bids on the individual pumpkins carved by each of the six people?

Jane’s favorite fruit punch consists of pear, pineapple, and plum juices in the ratio 5: 2: 3. how many cups of pear juice should she use to make 20 cups of punch?

(50 ) mrs. julien’s and mrs. castillejo’s classes are selling cookie dough for a school fundraiser. customers can buy packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and packages of triple chocolate cookie dough. mrs. julien’s class sold 25 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 30 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $221.25. mrs. castillejo’s class sold 5 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 45 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $191.25. (a) write the system of equations that model the problem. be sure to explain which equation represents which situation. (b) find the cost of each type of cookie. show your work. (c) explain which method you used to solve the system and why you chose that method.

Alice is paying her bill at a restaurant. but tax on the cost of a male is 5%. she decides to leave a tip 20% of the cost of the meal plus the tax