A teacher is creating an assignment worth 56 points. The assignment w…

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A teacher is creating an assignment worth 56 points. The assignment will consist of questions worth 1 point and questions worth 2 points. Which equation represents this situation, where

x

represents the number of 1-point questions and

y

represents the number of 2-point questions?

3 (x + y) = 56

x + 2 y = 56

2 x + y = 56

3 x y = 56