Solve for x and y X + Y=5 and X - Y = a

The nature park has a pride of 5 adult lions and 3 cubs. the adults eat 8 pounds of meat each day and the cubs eat 4 pounds. how much meat do the cubs and lions eat?

14 pointslet x be the seats in the small van and y the seats in the large van. how many seats does the large van have? a company uses two vans to transport worker from a free parking lot to the workplace between 7: 00 and 9: 00a.m. one van has 9 more seats than the other. the smaller van makes two trips every morning while the larger one makes only one trip. the two vans can transport 69 people, maximum.how many seats does the larger van have?

There are 15 plates and each plate is either 7 or 12 inches diameter. which systems of equations do you use to find the number of 7 inch plates, x and 12 inch plates, y