SOLUTION: You buy x keychains for $2 each and y snow globes for $3 each. You spend $22 for 9 items. How many keychains do you buy?

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Question 723755: You buy x keychains for $2 each and y snow globes for $3 each. You spend $22 for 9 items. How many keychains do you buy?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Number of items
x+y=9
Value of items
2x+3y=22
solve them
you will get y=4 and x= 5