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5. At a daycare, 1 adult is needed for every 2 children under the age of 3 and 1 adult is needed for every 5
children between the age of 3 and 5. Let x be the number of children under the age of 3 and y be the
number of children between the age of 3 and 5. There are 20 adult employees at the daycare.
a. If all the children are under the age of 3, how many children can be enrolled in the daycare?
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b. If all the children are between age 3 and 5, how many children can be enrolled in the daycare?
c. Paul wrote the equation 2x + 5y = 20 where the variables represent the number of children they can enroll in
the daycare for each age group. Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
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