Question

an office manager ordered 60 stamps for a total of $21.70. There were only 42-cent and 17-cent stamps in order.How many of each type did the office manager order? How many of each type did the office manager order?

Answer 1

are you familiar with simultaneous equations?

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

so let n be the number of 42 cent stamps and m be number of 17 cent stamps
then how many must n+m be?

Answer 4

59

Answer 5

no from the question the man bought 60 so n+m=60

Answer 6

and 0.42*n+0.17m=21.70

Answer 7

ok what do i do now

Answer 8

i do not know hot to solve for n

Answer 9

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