few_shots: 
Example:
Concept/skill: 
Analyze and solve pairs of simultaneous linear equations.

Problem/activity:
Problem 1
The table below contains single equations in a single variable, single equations in two variables, and pairs of simultaneous equations in two variables. Check the appropriate box to show whether there is no solution, exactly 1 solution, or if there is an infinite number of solutions.
|                                                          | **           No solution          ** | **           Exactly 1 solution          ** | **           Infinite number of solutions          ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                       $${9=4x+7}$$                       |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
|                       $${y=3y+5}$$                       |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
|                    $${y={x\over2}}$$                     |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
|                     $${3x+6y-9=0}$$                      |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
|    $${x=y}$$                        $${1.25x=1.25y}$$    |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
| $${9.9=6x+8y}$$                        $${9x=2.5y-8.8}$$ |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
| $${11x-2y=1.5}$$                        $${11x-2y=2.5}$$ |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
Problem 2
Kim has a small container and a large container as shown.
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It takes 16 of the small containers to fill the large container. Three small containers leave 1.95 gallons of space in the big container.
What is the size of each of the two containers?


Answer: 
Yes. The last three rows of the table in the first problem involves solving pairs of simultaneous linear equations. The second word problem can also be represented as two simultaneous linear equations.

Now, determine whether the following problem or activity can enable students to understand the concepts or skills in the provided description.

shot_info: fl_problem_001392_pos_0

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standard_description: Explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations. (Explanations may be supported by drawings or objects.)
problem_activity: Task
The King of Syracuse reportedly requested Archimedes' advice for determining
if a crown was made with the appropriate mixture of gold and silver.   Archimedes
devised a method requiring the following measurements:
the volume $V$ of water displaced by the crown when it is submerged
in water,
the volume $V_1$ of water displaced by an equal mass (that is, equal to the
mass of the crown)  of gold when
submerged in the water,
the volume $V_2$ of water displaced by an equal mass of silver when
submerged in water.
How much water would a solid gold crown displace?  What about a solid
silver crown?  What if the crown is half gold (by volume) and half silver (by volume)?
If $p$ denotes the percentage of the crown, by volume, which comes from
gold, how much water will the crown displace?
Show that Archimedes' method can always determine the percentage of gold in the crown from its mass and volume.


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