document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53098>Question 53098</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Allen bought 20 stamps at the post office in 37 cent and 20 cent denominations. If the total cost of the stamps was $7.06 how many 37 cent stamps did Allen buy? No book. Thanks so much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #35398 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=35398\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number of 37 cent stamps=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the rest of the 20 stamps be the 20 cent stamps=20-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cost of 37 cent stamps =.37x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cost of 20 cent stamps=.20(20-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total cost =7.06<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".37x+.20(20-x)=7.06<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100(.37x+.20(20-x))=100(7.06)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "37x+20(20-x)=706<BR>\n" );
document.write( "37x+400-20x=706\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17x+400=706<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x+400-400=706-400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x=306<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x/17=306/17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Allen bought 18 37 cent stamps!  (They didn't ask this time, but that means he only bought 2 20 cent stamps.)<BR>\n" );
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