document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50258>Question 50258</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The school book store sold 8 more pencils than pens one day. The cost of a pencil is $.05, and the cost of a pen is $.20. If the day's sales of pens and pencils totaled $8.90, how many pencils were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "amount of pencils sold = p + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.05(p + 8) + 0.20(p) = 8.90 each pen is $0.20 while each pencil is $0.05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.05p + 0.4 + 0.20p = 8.90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25p = 8.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amount of pens: 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amount of pencils: 34 + 8 = 42 </SPAN>\n" );
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