Mrs. Jones was very proud of her apple tree. One autumn, after harvesting her apples, she called her three sons together. “Here are 150 apples,” she said. “I want you to take them to the market tomorrow and sell them for me.” She gave Paul 15 apples, Nick 50, and Ben 85. “Your job,” added Mrs. Jones, “is to sell the apples in such a way that each of you brings home the same amount of money.” How do they do it? Good Luck : )

I think that the first person who came along to buy apples would have to buy 12 dozen apples at $1 per dozen. Paul’s sells one dozen, Nick sells 4 dozen, and Ben sells seven dozen. After that, Paul has 3 apples, Nick has 2, and Ben has 1. If they all sent their remaining apples at a price of $3, Paul would earn 9 more dollars, Nick would earn 6, and Ben would earn three. That puts them each with a profit of $10.

For 15 to 20, change the equation from y=mx+b into mx-y=-b
Example: 15) y=-5x+2 into -2=-5x-y or 2=5x+y
For 21-29, the numbers in the parenthesis are coordinates (x, y) so uh the equation y=mx+b plug in the m that is given and x and y and then solve for b to complete the equation
Ex: 21) (-8,3) m=2
Y=mx+b
3=2(3)+b
3=6+b
-3=b
So y=2x-3
Do the same to the others