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An account executive bought 300 stamps for $73.80. The purchase included 15 cent stamps, 20 cent stamps, and 40 cent stamps. The number of 20 cent stamps is four times the number of 15 cent stamps. How many 40 cent stamps were purchased?
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\n" ); document.write( "Number of each:
\n" ); document.write( "f = 15
\n" ); document.write( "t = 20
\n" ); document.write( "y = 40
\n" ); document.write( "15f + 20t + 40y = 7380
\n" ); document.write( "f + t + y = 300
\n" ); document.write( "t = 4f
\n" ); document.write( "15f + 80f + 40y = 7380
\n" ); document.write( "95f + 40y = 7380
\n" ); document.write( "19f + 8y = 1476
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\n" ); document.write( "f+t+y = 300
\n" ); document.write( "f+4f+y = 300
\n" ); document.write( "5f + y = 300
\n" ); document.write( "y = 300-5f
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\n" ); document.write( "19f + 8y = 1476
\n" ); document.write( "19f + 8*(300-5f) = 1476
\n" ); document.write( "19f + 2400 - 40f = 1476
\n" ); document.write( "-21f = -924
\n" ); document.write( "f = 44
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\n" ); document.write( "t = 176
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\n" ); document.write( "y = 80 \n" ); document.write( "

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