document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22983>Question 22983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A postal clerk sold 75 stamps for $19.95.  Some were 20-cent and some were 33-cent.  How many of each kind did he sell. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11375 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11375\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let $0.20 stamps be x and let the other be y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=75-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x+33y=1995<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x+33(75-x)=1995<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x+2475-33x=1995<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-13x=-480 (divide both sides by -15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=75-36 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the number of $0.20 were 36 stamps and for $0.33 there were 39 stamps.<BR>\n" );
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