document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=476510>Question 476510</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A university bookstore recently sold a wirebound graph-paper notebook for $2.50, and a college-ruled notebook for $2.30. At the start of spring semester, a combination of 50 of these notebooks were sold for a total of $118.60. How many of each type were sold?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am no good with word problems. I got the answer of 25 and 27 but could not give the equation and my teacher said it was wrong. I don't know. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #326696 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=326696\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"a combination of 50 of these notebooks\" ___ g + c = 50 ___ g = 50 - c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"were sold for a total of $118.60\" ___ (2.50)g + (2.30)c = 118.60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute and solve </SPAN>\n" );
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