SOLUTION: If a student spent $68 dollars in cards. A stack of cards A are $4 each and a stack of B cards are $7 each. If the student bought 11 stack of cards, how many stacks of A and B we

Question 1004760: If a student spent $68 dollars in cards. A stack of cards A are $4 each and a stack of B cards are $7 each. If the student bought 11 stack of cards, how many stacks of A and B were purchased?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From the facts we have
4A + 7B = 68 and
A + B = 11
Multiply the bottom one by 4 and subtract from the top one and get
4A + 7B = 68
-(4A + 4B = 44)
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3B = 24
B = 8 stacks of B
A = 3 stacks of A
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