document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=850412>Question 850412</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One day a store sold a total of 178 pencils and notebooks. The cost of a pencil is $0.25 and the cost of a notebook is $0.50. The store collected $58.75 from the sale of these items. The store lost the receipt for the day. How would you help the store determine how many of each item the store sold that day?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not need a definite answer, like x=34, I would like to know the \"method\" you would use to solve such a word problem. Could you please write an equation if there is one and explain why you would choose such a method.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #512119 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=harpazo><B>harpazo(655)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=harpazo><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=harpazo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=512119\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let p = pencil<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let n = notebook\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p + n = 178<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25p + 0.50n = 58.75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the substitution method to solve for p and n.  </SPAN>\n" );
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