SOLUTION: One calculator costs $3 and a box of pens costs $5. The total amount spent was $960. There were 5 times as many calculators sold than boxes of pens. How many calculators and box

Question 179551: One calculator costs $3 and a box of pens costs $5. The total amount spent was $960. There were 5 times as many calculators sold than boxes of pens. How many calculators and boxes of pens were sold?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, nerdybill:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Stan H.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let p = boxes of pens sold
then
5p = number of calculators sold
.
3(5p) + 5p = 960
15p + 5p = 960
20p = 960
p = 48 (boxes of pens)
.
Calculators sold:
5p = 5(48) = 240 (calculators)

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