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Paulie ordered 250 pens and 250 pencils to sell for a theater club fundraiser. the pens cost 11 cents more than the pencil. If Paulie's total order cost $42.50, find the cost of each pen and pencil
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Paulie ordered 250 pens and 250 pencils to sell for a theater club fundraiser. the pens cost 11 cents more than the pencil. If Paulie's total order cost $42.50, find the cost of each pen and pencil

Paulie ordered 250 pens and 250 pencils to sell for a theater club fundraiser. the-example-1
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Remember that cents has a decimal when put in an equation.
250(x + 11) + 250x = 4250
250x + 2750 + 250x = 4250
500x + 2750 = 4250
500x = 1500
x = 3 cents (pencils)
x+11 = 14 cents (pens)hope this helps u
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