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document.write( "The Everton College store paid $19081908 for an order of 5151 calculators. The store paid $88 for each scientific calculator. The others, all graphing calculators, cost the store $5858 each. How many of each type of calculator was ordered? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #727476 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! S=scientific \n" ); document.write( "G=graphic \n" ); document.write( "S+G=51; G=51-S \n" ); document.write( "88S+(51-S)58=1908 \n" ); document.write( "88S+2958-58S=1908 \n" ); document.write( "This won't solve with a positive number since 30S=-1050 \n" ); document.write( "This is because 51 calculators and an order of $1908 is an average price of about $40 per calculator. Neither type is that cheap, so the order for 51 can't work for positive numbers.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |