Question

rebecca purchased a total of 17 books and toys for the woodbine play school. each book cost 6 dollars and each toy costs 11 dollar. how many book and toys did she buy for $152

Answer 1

let x= the number of books purchased: 7 books purchased
let y = the number of toys purchased;10 toys purchased
Equations: x+y=17
6x+11y=152 x+10=17
-6(x+y=17) y=10 -10 -10
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-6x-6y=-102 x=7
6x+11y=152
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0x+5y=50
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