document.write( "Question 943959: the student concil is selling pens and pencils for a fundraiser. on monday they sold 29 pens and 13 penicals for 14.85 dollars . on tuesday they sold 22 pens and 13 pencils for a total of 12.05 dollars . can you please help me thanks !! \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "looking for, but I'm sure you want :
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+a+\" = the cost of one pen
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+b+\" = the cost of one pencil
\n" ); document.write( "Find \"+a+\" and \"+b+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+29a+%2B+13b+=+1485+\" ( in cents )
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+22a+%2B+13b+=+1205+\" ( in cents )
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (2) from (1)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+29a+%2B+13b+=+1485+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+-22a+-+13b+=+-1205+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+7a+=+280+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+40+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+22%2A40+%2B+13b+=+1205+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+880+%2B+13b+=+1205+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+13b+=+325+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+b+=+25+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The cost of one pen is $.40
\n" ); document.write( "The cost of one pencil is $.25
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+29a+%2B+13b+=+1485+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+29%2A40+%2B+13%2A25+=+1485+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+1160+%2B+325+=+1485+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+1485+=+1485+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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