document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=995988>Question 995988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Kofi bought six books and ten pencils from a store. Ama bought three books and twenty-two pencils of the same kind from that store. If each of them paid 17000 for the iterms, find the cost of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Each pencil<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Each book<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Two books and four pencils <BR>\n" );
document.write( "THANK YOU </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #614595 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=614595\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the cost of 1 pencil<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the cost of 1 book<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6b+%2B+10a+=+17000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6b+%2B+10a+=+17000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3b+%2B+22a+=+17000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3b+%2B+22a+=+17000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides of (2) by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and subtract (1) from (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6b+%2B+44a+=+34000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6b+%2B+44a+=+34000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-6b+-+10a+=+-17000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-6b+-+10a+=+-17000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+34a+=+17000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+34a+=+17000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6b+%2B+10a+=+17000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6b+%2B+10a+=+17000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3b+%2B+5a+=+8500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3b+%2B+5a+=+8500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3b+%2B+5%2A500+=+8500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3b+%2B+5%2A500+=+8500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3b+=+8500+-+2500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3b+=+8500+-+2500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3b+=+6000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3b+=+6000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+2000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+2000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each book costs 2000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each pencil costs 500<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can check by plugging these <BR>\n" );
document.write( "results back into (1) and (2) </SPAN>\n" );
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