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  • 06-01-2018
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The total cost of four pens and seven mechanical pencils is $13.25. The cost of each pencil is .75 cents. Write an equation to find out the cost of each pen

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texaschic101
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  • 06-01-2018
x = pens and y = pencils

4x + 7y = 13.25
y = 0.75

4x + 7(0.75) = 13.25 
4x + 5.25 = 13.25
4x = 13.25 - 5.25
4x = 8
x = 8/4
x = 2 <===so each pen cost 2 bucks
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