Maria is ordering copy paper for her office. The office is low in white and blue paper She will pay $3.50 per ream of white paper and $3.75 per ream of blue paper.
Question:
If the purchase order is for $36.00 and she ordered 10 reams of paper, how many reams of white paper will she recieve?

Question

Maria is ordering copy paper for her office. The office is low in white and blue paper She will pay $3.50 per ream of white paper and $3.75 per ream of blue paper.
Question:
If the purchase order is for $36.00 and she ordered 10 reams of paper, how many reams of white paper will she recieve?

anonymous · Answer

Set up 2 equations. 

3.50w+3.75b=36
w+b=10

now solve as a system of equations. w=white paper b=blue paper

anonymous · Answer

i got 6 six as an answer.