One of the jobs of the National Center for Education statistics is to gather information about public high schools and their dropout rates. This includes anyone who leaves school without a high school diploma or an equivalent credential. The table shows the average percent of high school dropouts from the year 2002-20014 Determine the dropout rate for the year 2010. Is this the same as the dropout rate recorded in the table? If not, explain the difference.

(50 ) mrs. julien’s and mrs. castillejo’s classes are selling cookie dough for a school fundraiser. customers can buy packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and packages of triple chocolate cookie dough. mrs. julien’s class sold 25 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 30 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $221.25. mrs. castillejo’s class sold 5 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 45 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $191.25. (a) write the system of equations that model the problem. be sure to explain which equation represents which situation. (b) find the cost of each type of cookie. show your work. (c) explain which method you used to solve the system and why you chose that method.