SOLUTION: Joe and Chris are shopping for school supplies. Joe by seven notebooks and four packs of pencils for total of $37. Chris buys for notebooks and three packs of pencils for a total

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Question 1053812: Joe and Chris are shopping for school supplies. Joe by seven notebooks and four packs of pencils for total of $37. Chris buys for notebooks and three packs of pencils for a total of $24. Let n be the price of one notebook and let p be the price of one pack of pencils. Write two equations to represent the total cost for Joe and Chris.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, stanbon:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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The obvious one, C for total COST, C=37%2B24.

The one that takes more effort is C=7n%2B4p%2B4n%2B3p.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Joe and Chris are shopping for school supplies.
Joe buys seven notebooks and four packs of pencils for total of $37.
Chris buys four notebooks and three packs of pencils for a total of $24.
Let n be the price of one notebook and let p be the price of one pack of pencils. Write two equations to represent the total cost for Joe and Chris.
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Joe cost:: 7n + 4p = 37
Chris cost: 4n + 3p = 24
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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