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Ronald is setting up an aquarium in his new office. At one pet store, fish cost $2 each and an aquarium cost $40. At another pet store, fish cost $3 each and an aquarium cost $36. Write and solve a system of equations to represent the cost of x fish and an aquarium at each store. Solve this the system. What does this solution represent? If Ronald wants 5 fish, from which pet store should he buy his aquarium

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Store #1 : 2x + 40

Store #2 : 3x + 36

he should buy his aquarium from store #1 because (2 * 5) + 40 = 50 and (3 * 5) + 36 = 51, therefore it is cheaper at store #2 if he is buying 5 fish

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