The friends collected a total of 43 shells on the beach. Paula collected x shells. Bethany collected 3 less than twice as many shells as Paula. Jerrell collected 2 more than half as many shells as Paula. How many shells did Paula collect? A. 8 shells
B. 12 Shells
C. 21 shells
D. 29 Shells

(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.