SOLUTION: There are 24 pieces of gum in a bag. Some are spearmint and the rest are peppermint. If each spearmint piece cost you 7 cents and each peppermint cost 5 cents, how many of each fl

Question 811220: There are 24 pieces of gum in a bag. Some are spearmint and the rest are peppermint. If each spearmint piece cost you 7 cents and each peppermint cost 5 cents, how many of each flavor do you have if together they cost you $1.40?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x and y for counts of the spearmint and the peppermint.

and

Note carefully that the 140 is in units of "CENTS".

Multiply the mint count equation by 5, and subtract it from the money account equationn, and directly solve for x. Use this value to find y.
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