SOLUTION: Everton College Store paid $1666 for 47 calculators. The store paid $10 for each scientific calculator. The others all graphing calculators, cost the store $56 each. How many of ea
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Question 443119: Everton College Store paid $1666 for 47 calculators. The store paid $10 for each scientific calculator. The others all graphing calculators, cost the store $56 each. How many of each type of calculator was ordered?
Answer by swincher4391(1107) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be scientific, y be everything else.
x+y = 47
10x + 56y = 1666
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10x +10y = 470
10x +56y = 1666
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0x -46y = -1196
y = 26
x + 26 = 47
x = 21
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21 scientific, 26 other
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