document.write( "Question 1060573: office supply store, ken bought p boxes of paper clips priced at $0.55 each and n notebook priced at $0.85 each. he bought a total of 10 items and paid $6.70 in all. solving which of the following equations would give the correct values of p and n ? \n" ); document.write( "

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(1) $\"+p+%2B+n+=+10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+.55p+%2B+.85n+=+6.7+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+55p+%2B+85n+=+670+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+11p+%2B+17n+=+134+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides of (1) by $\"+11+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+11p+%2B+17n+=+134+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+-11p+-+11n+=+-110+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+6n+=+24+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+=+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+p+%2B+n+=+10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+p+=+6+\"$ \r
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