SOLUTION: a postal clerk sold 75 stamps for $4.80. Some were 5-cent and some were 8-cent stamps. How many of each kind did he sell?

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Question 296041: a postal clerk sold 75 stamps for $4.80. Some were 5-cent and some were 8-cent stamps. How many of each kind did he sell?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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f+e=75
5f+8e=480
f=40 e=35