document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=807731>Question 807731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a store sells small notebooks for $6 and large notebooks for $10. if a student buys 6 notebooks and spends $48 how many of each size did he buy? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #486532 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=486532\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = how many small<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y = how many large\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SIX NOTEBOOKS:  x+y=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SPENT $48:  6x+10y=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Various ways to solve.  One method can be, simplify the money equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+5y=24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply the notebook count equation by 3 to get 3x+3y=18 and subtract this equation from the simplified money equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x+5y)-(3x+3y)=24-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and solve .... first for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you do that, and then continue for finding x. </SPAN>\n" );
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