document.write( "Question 386717: Jack bought $8 worth of 6-cent and 8-cent stamps numbering 110 stamps in all. How many stamps of each kind did he buy? \n" ); document.write( "
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Jack bought $8 worth of 6-cent and 8-cent stamps numbering 110 stamps in all. How many stamps of each kind did he buy?
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "Quantity: s + e = 110
\n" ); document.write( "Value 6s + 8e = 800 cents
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru the Quantity Eq by 6
\n" ); document.write( "6s + 6e = 6*110
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract that from the Value Eq and solve for \"e\":
\n" ); document.write( "2e = 140
\n" ); document.write( "e = 70 (# of eight cent stamps)
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\n" ); document.write( "Since s + e = 110, s = 110-70, s = 40 (# of 6 cent stamps)
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