document.write( "Question 1184387: The total cost of a pen and a book is $32. The cost of the pen is 3/5 the cost of
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let the cost of the pen be \"p\" and the cost of the book \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the total cost of a pen and a book is $\"32\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%2Bb=32\".........eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p=%283%2F5%29b\"..........eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=%2832%2A5%29%2F8\"....simplify\r
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