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Kofi brought 6 books and 10 pencils from a store ama brought 3 books and 20 pencils of the same kind from the store if each of them paid $ 17000.00 from the items find the cost of each pencil each book two books and 4 pencils

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Answer by josgarithmetic(37226) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

system%2810b%2B6p=17000%2C3b%2B20p=17000%29

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let +a+ = the cost of 1 pencil

Let +b+ = the cost of 1 book

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(1) +6b+%2B+10a+=+17000+

(2) +3b+%2B+22a+=+17000+

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Multiply both sides of (2) by +2+

and subtract (1) from (2)

(2) +6b+%2B+44a+=+34000+

(1) +-6b+-+10a+=+-17000+

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+34a+=+17000+

+a+=+500+

and

(1) +6b+%2B+10a+=+17000+

(1) +3b+%2B+5a+=+8500+

(1) +3b+%2B+5%2A500+=+8500+

(1) +3b+=+8500+-+2500+

(1) +3b+=+6000+

(1) +b+=+2000+

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Explanation:

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