Q:

Carli and Angela share a cell phone plan and split the bill each month. Last month, their total bill was $109. Carli went over her data limit on her phone, so her share of the bill was $15 more than Angela's to account for the overage charge. Which system of equations represents this situation?

Accepted Solution

A:
For this case, the first thing we must do is define variables.
 We have then:
 x = Carli's bill
 y = Angela's bill
 We have then:
 "their total bill was $ 109"
 x + y = 109
 "Carli went over her data limit on her phone, so her share of the bill was $ 15 more than Angela's"
 x = y + 15
 Answer:
 A system of equations that represents this situation is:
 x + y = 109
 x = y + 15