Question

ethan and hannah went to an office supply store together. ethan bought 15 boxes of paper clips and 7 packages of index cards for a total cost of $55.40. hannah bought 12 boxes of paper clips and 10 packages of index cards for a total cost of $61.70. find the total cost of one box of paper clips and one package of index cards

Answer 1

Answer: The total cost of one box of paper = $ 1.85,

The total cost of one package of index cards = $ 3.95

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represents the total cost of one box of paper any y be the total cost of one package of index cards.

Thus, According to the question,

15 x + 7 y = 55.40 ------(1)

12 x + 10 y = 61.70 -------(2)

4 × equation (1) and 5 × equation (2)

We get,

60 x + 28 y = 221.6 --------(3)

60 x + 50 y = 308.5 --------(4)

Equation (4) - equation (3),

We get, y = 3.95

By putting this value in equation (1),

We get,  x = 1.85

Therefore, The total cost of one box of paper  is $ 1.85 and The total cost of one package of index cards is $ 3.95.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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