document.write( "Question 1095258: Mary Jo spends $1,980 to buy stock in two companies. She pays $26 a share to one of the companies and $20 a share to the other. If she ends up with a total of 90 shares, how many shares did she buy at $26 a share and how many did she buy at $20 a share?\r
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90 shares, total
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