SOLUTION: In order to make a necklace Alicia purchased 80 beads for a total of $39 excluding tax. Some of the beads were sterling silver beads that cost 40 cents each and the rest were gemst

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Question 829466: In order to make a necklace Alicia purchased 80 beads for a total of $39 excluding tax. Some of the beads were sterling silver beads that cost 40 cents each and the rest were gemstone beads that cost 65 cents each how many of each type of bead did Alicia buy ?
Answer by oscargut(2103) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+y = 80
0.4x+ 0.65y = 39
Answer 52 sterling beads and 28 gemstone beads

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