SOLUTION: Norma and Lauretta went to a store to buy DVDs on sale for $5 each,tax included. Norma purchased two and a half times as many DVDs as Lauretta purchased.Together they purchased 14

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Question 563065: Norma and Lauretta went to a store to buy DVDs on sale for $5 each,tax included. Norma purchased two and a half times as many DVDs as Lauretta purchased.Together they purchased 14 DVDs .Which system of linear equations can be used to determine n,the number of DVDs Norma puchased,and 1,the number of dvs lauretta purchased?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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"Norma purchased two and a half times as many DVDs as Lauretta" ___ N = (5/2)L

"Together they purchased 14 DVDs" ___ N + L = 14