document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=781642>Question 781642</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A postal clerk sold 50 stamps for $15.84. Some were 37 cent stamps, and the rest were 23 cent stamps. Find the number of 37 cent stamps that were sold. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "value + value = value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "37x + 23(50-x) = 1584 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "37x + 23*50 - 23x = 1584<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14x = 434<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 31 (# of 37 cent stamps)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-x = 29 (# of 23 stamps)<BR>\n" );
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