A university bookstore recently sold a wirebound graph-paper notebook for $2.15, and a college-ruled notebook for $3.43. At the start of spring semester, a combination of 50 of these notebooks were sold for a total of $134.38. How many of each type were sold? Is this the right equations for this problem?x+y=50
2.15x+3.43y=134.38*50

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A university bookstore recently sold a wirebound graph-paper notebook for $2.15, and a college-ruled notebook for $3.43. At the start of spring semester, a combination of 50 of these notebooks were sold for a total of $134.38. How many of each type were sold? Is this the right equations for this problem?x+y=50
2.15x+3.43y=134.38*50

hero · Answer

x+y=50
2.15x+3.43y=134.38

Multiplying by 50 was not necessary

anonymous · Answer

Ok thank you