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You need to purchase 100 stamps and only spend $100. Using only .25, $1, $15 stamps, and you need to buy at least one of each type of stamp, how many of each stamp do you buy?
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document.write( "Solve the two equations for x and y in terms of z:\r\n" );
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document.write( "So z must be a multiple of 3 in order for x and y to be integers. \r\n" );
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document.write( "And the only multiple of 3 between 1 and 5 is 3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So z must be 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the only solution is 56 $.25 stamps, 41 $1 stamps and 3 $15 stamps.\r\n" );
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