SOLUTION: A boy sold candies and collected P238, part in P1-coins and P5-coins. If there are 1.5 times more P5-coins than P1-coins, how many of each kind were there?
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Question 821750: A boy sold candies and collected P238, part in P1-coins and P5-coins. If there are 1.5 times more P5-coins than P1-coins, how many of each kind were there? Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
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x + 5y = 238
y = 1.5x
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x + 5y = 238
1.5x - y = 0
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answer:
x= p1 coins = 28
y= p5 coins = 42
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