document.write( "Question 457515: The Everton College store paid $1700 for an order of 48 calculators. The store paid $8 for each scientific calculator. the others, all graphing calculators, cost the store $55 each. How many of each type of calculator was ordered?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "8 + 55 =1700 - now I get confused, can someone direct me?
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s+g=48 g=48-s
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\n" ); document.write( "8s+55g=1700
\n" ); document.write( "8s+55(48-s)=1700
\n" ); document.write( "8s+2640-55s=1700
\n" ); document.write( "-47s=-940
\n" ); document.write( "s=20 scientific
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\n" ); document.write( "8*20+55g=1700
\n" ); document.write( "160+55g=1700
\n" ); document.write( "55g=1540
\n" ); document.write( "g=28 graphing
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