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Alex stocks up for winter. He buys 36 cans of vegetables. He pays 80 cents per can for tomatoes and 40 cents per can for corn, for a total cost of 20.80 How many cans of tomatoes does he buy?

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16

User Edur
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0.8 T + 0.4 C = 20.80

0.8 T + 0.4 (36-T) = 20.80

0.8 T + 14.4 - 0.4 T = 20.80

0.4 T = 6.4

T = 16

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