SOLUTION: A company orders 2 types of parts, brass and steel. They received 2 separate shipments of the parts they ordered. the first order has 3 brass parts and 10 steel parts and cost a t

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Question 989623: A company orders 2 types of parts, brass and steel. They received 2 separate shipments of the parts they ordered. the first order has 3 brass parts and 10 steel parts and cost a total of $48. The second order has 7 brass parts and 4 steel parts and cost a total of $54. Find the cost of each part (the cost of the brass parts and the cost of the steel parts)
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b = number of brass parts
s = number of steel parts

3b + 10s = 48
7b + 4s = 54

Use any method (substitution, graphing, elimination) to solve.