Use Two Equations in Two Variables to Solve the Following

question 18

Multiple Choice

Use two equations in two variables to solve the following problem. The salaries of the president and vice president of the United States total $490,000 a year. If the President makes $210,000 more than the Vice president, find each of their salaries.

• A)President: $280,000, Vice president: $112,000
• B)President: $350,000, Vice president: $140,000
• C)President: $420,000, Vice president: $168,000
• D)President: $315,000, Vice president: $126,000

---

Definitions:

Mushrooms

Fungi that produce a fruiting body, often umbrella-shaped, which contains spores for reproduction.

Lichens

Symbiotic organisms composed of a fungi and a photosynthetic partner, usually an alga or cyanobacterium, living together in a mutually beneficial relationship.

Yeasts

Yeasts are single-celled fungi that are widely used in food production, especially in baking and brewing, due to their ability to ferment.

Chemoautotroph

An organism that derives its energy from chemicals and synthesizes its own organic compounds from carbon dioxide.