Joan and Kylie are shopping at the mall. Joan buys a pack of socks for $7. She also buys nine T-shirts, each marked at the same price. She spends a total of $79. Kylie buys a pack of water balloons for $3. She also buys seven T-shirts, each marked at the same price. Kylie spends a total of $59. The equation 9x+= can be used to represent Joan’s purchases. The equation x+= can be used to represent Kylie’s purchases.

What's for breakfast? all people who ate at a certain restaurant were surveyed as to what they ordered on a particular sunday morning. 40 ate eggs 42 ate sausage 32 ate pancakes 13 ate sausage and eggs 15 ate pancakes and sausage 11 ate eggs and pancakes 6 ate all three items 3 people didn't eat any of the items how many people ate only pancakes? how many people ate at the resturant that morning? how many people didn't eat eggs?