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Kara has 21 collectible buttons to sell. She sells the small buttons for $3 and the large buttons for $4, and earns a total of $68. If the small buttons are represented by x and the large buttons are represented by y, which of the following systems of equations can be used to calculate the number of large and small buttons sold? (5 points)

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system of equations that can be used to solve for both x and y are:
x + y = 21 (since she sold 21 all together)
3x + 4y = 68 (cost of each and total earned)
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