A grocery store is offering a promotion where a customer receives a $0.15 discount per item on selected items, and Paulo has a coupon where he receives $0.10 off regularly priced items.

Before applying the discounts, Paulo spent $59.94 on sale items and $42.26 on regularly priced items. After applying the discounts, Paulo spent $55.74 on sale items and $40.26 on regularly priced items.

If Paulo bought 8 more sale items than regular items, how many items did he buy in all?

Question

A grocery store is offering a promotion where a customer receives a $0.15 discount per item on selected items, and Paulo has a coupon where he receives $0.10 off regularly priced items.

Before applying the discounts, Paulo spent $59.94 on sale items and $42.26 on regularly priced items. After applying the discounts, Paulo spent $55.74 on sale items and $40.26 on regularly priced items.

If Paulo bought 8 more sale items than regular items, how many items did he buy in all?