On the first day of spring, an entire field of flowering trees blossoms. The population of locusts consuming these flowers rapidly increases as the trees blossom. the relationship between the elapsed time, t. in days, since the beginning of spring, and the total number of locusts. L(t). is modeled by the following functions: L(t)=1200x(1.65)t

(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.