Question

a pencil at a stationery store costs $1, and a pen costs $1.50. stella spent $21 at the store. she bought a total of 18 items. which system of equations can be used to find the number of pencils (x) and pens (y) she bought?

Answer 1

Answer:x+1.5y=21

Explanation:

We know that a pencil is $1, so let's represent that as 1x or just x. We also know that each pen costs $1.50, and let's represent this as 1.5y for the number of pens Stella bought. Your equation would be x+1.5y=21.