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A pencil costs $3.50 and a pen costs $6.70. Jessica bought m pens. She also bought 4 fewer pencils than pens. Write an algebraic expression for the total amount she spent and solve the expression.
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A pencil costs $3.50 and a pen costs $6.70. Jessica bought m pens. She also bought 4 fewer pencils than pens. Write an algebraic expression for the total amount she spent and solve the expression.

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To answer the equation first, let x be the number of pens. With this representation, the number of pencils she bought would be x - 4. The total amount she would have to spent for all the items is,
T = 6.70x + 3.5(x - 4)
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