document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146918>Question 146918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Five pencils and three erasers cost 65 cents. Three pencils and two erasers cost 40 cents. Find the cost of one pencil and the cost of one eraser. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "cost of an eraser = e<BR>\n" );
document.write( "System of equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5p + 3e = 0.65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3p + 2e = 0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve by either substitution or elimation for each individual price. </SPAN>\n" );
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