SOLUTION: drawing pencils cost 8 cents each and colored pencils cost 11 cents each . Two dozen assorted pencils cost 2.16 dollars . how many colored pencils are There ?

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Question 886378: drawing pencils cost 8 cents each and colored pencils cost 11 cents each . Two dozen assorted pencils cost 2.16 dollars . how many colored pencils are There ?
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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1) x+y=24
2) ,08x+.11y=2.16
leads to
y=(2.16-0.08*24)/0.03=8
8-color pencils