SOLUTION: A man ordered 3 times as many boxes of ballpoint pens as boxes of​ felt-tip pens. Ballpoint pens cost ​$4.31 per​ box, and​ felt-tip pens cost ​$3.45. If the​ man's ord

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Question 1162458: A man ordered 3 times as many boxes of ballpoint pens as boxes of​ felt-tip pens. Ballpoint pens cost ​$4.31 per​ box, and​ felt-tip pens cost ​$3.45. If the​ man's order of pens totaled ​$49.14​, how many boxes of each type of pen did he​ buy?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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t boxes of felt-tipped pens;
3t boxes of ballpoint pens;
If you meant, BOXES of the felt tipped cost $3.45 each, then
4.31%2A3t%2B3.45t=49.14
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