SOLUTION: Patrick visited the school store. NOtebooks cost 75 cents and pens cost 50 cents. How many different combinations of notebooks and pens could Patrick buy for $5.00?

Question 396901: Patrick visited the school store. NOtebooks cost 75 cents and pens cost 50 cents. How many different combinations of notebooks and pens could Patrick buy for $5.00?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of notebooks
Let = number of pens

I'll plot this

The equation shows that only an even number will
work for . The plot shows this number can only
be 2,4,or 6
The allowed points are (2,7),(4,4), and (6,1)

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