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At a state fair, attendees can win tokens that are worth a different number of points depending on the shape. One attendee won square tokens and circle tokens worth a total of points. The equation represents this situation. How many more points is a circle token worth than a square token?
At a state fair, attendees can win tokens that are worth a different number of points
Hard-difficulty · SAT Math · Linear Equations in Two Variables — Writing equations from data/points. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice D is correct. It’s given that the equation represents this situation, where is the number of square tokens won, is the number of circle tokens won, and is the total number of points the tokens are worth. It follows that represents the total number of points the square tokens are worth. Therefore, each square token is worth points. It also follows that represents the total number of points the circle tokens are worth. Therefore, each circle token is worth points. Since a circle token is worth points and a square token is worth points, then a circle token is worth , or , more points than a square token.
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of points a circle token is worth.
Choice C is incorrect. This is the number of points a square token is worth.
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