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John went to the bakery and bought

several dozen donuts and several
dozen bagels. The donuts cost $9
per dozen and the bagels were $8
per dozen. If he spent a total of
$101 for 12 dozen items, how many
donuts did he buy?

2 Answers

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Answer: He bought 5 dozen donuts

Explanation:

d + b = 12 where d is the number of donuts and b is the number of bagels.

9d + 8b= 101 now solve the two equations using the elimination method

-9d - 9b =-108

9d + 8b = 101

-1b = -7

b = 7

9d + 8(7)= 101

9d + 57 = 101

9d = 45

d= 5

User Ayush Somani
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Answer:

5 dozen Donuts

7 dozen bagels

Explanation:

5 * 9 = 45

7 * 8 = 56

56 + 45 = 101

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