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Salisha purchased 45¢ and 14¢ stamps at the post office. She bought 34 stamps in all for $10.96. How many of each type of stamp did she purchase? Show both equations (one for the total of the stamps and one for the value of the stamps) Then solve using substitution.

Answer 1

@iGreen

Answer 2

[ffff00] my name is jeff lel ok lets see

Answer 3

@catlikesu

Answer 4

oh what no color codes

Answer 5

@crazzydave

Answer 6

@iGreen

Answer 7

umm tough one man

Answer 8

ikr imao

Answer 9

We need to create a system of equations

Answer 10

i aggree

Answer 11

Let x = number of $0.45 stamps.
Let y = number of $0.14 stamps.
Using x and y, how do you show the total number of stamps bought?

Answer 12

45 cent stamps are x
14 cent stamps are y

We know that she bought 34 stamps

Answer 13

lel let @sleepyjess handel this imao

Answer 14

ok so what do i have now

Answer 15

?

Answer 16

Sorry, was afk

Answer 17

can you help

Answer 18

What do you think the first equation will be?

Answer 19

idk

Answer 20

plz help

Answer 21

@sleepyjess

Answer 22

If you aren't willing to try, then I'm not willing to help

Answer 23

if Salisha Brought 34 Stamps Total And It Came Out To 10.96 It Means She Would Have Brought 10.96 dollars total. the equation to show you the amount of the stamps is ----->
Let x = number of $0.45 stamps.
Let y = number of $0.14 stamps.
The Next Equation to the total of stamps

Answer 24

is that good

Answer 25

Well, what is the equation

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@sleepyjess

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y*x= 34

Answer 28

good try, but it would actually be x+y = 34

Answer 29

Now, we know that x = .45 and y = .14

Answer 30

ok the second one i said is x*y=10.96

Answer 31

Nope, no multiplication yet

Answer 32

ok so subtraction

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@sleepyjess

Answer 34

@TheSmartOne

Answer 35

\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @jazzy288a
I WILL GIVE MEDAL AND BECOME A FAN!!!!!!

Salisha purchased 45¢ and 14¢ stamps at the post office. She bought 34 stamps in all for $10.96. How many of each type of stamp did she purchase? Show both equations (one for the total of the stamps and one for the value of the stamps) Then solve using substitution.
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)

You already have one equation... and that is:

\(\sf x+y=34\)

where x is the 45 cents and y is the 15 cent stamp.

Answer 36

Can you make another equation with this given information?

"Salisha purchased 45¢ and 14¢ stamps at the post office."

and

"all for $10.96"

Answer 37

x-y=10.96

Answer 38

@TheSmartOne

Answer 39

that is wrong...

Answer 40

ok

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do i divide

Answer 42

Ok, anyways. I don't got all day.

Your second equation is:

\(\sf.45x+.14y=10.96\)

Answer 43

\(\sf x+y=34\)

\(\sf.45x+.14y=10.96\)

Solve the system of equations...

Answer 44

is that it thanks so much

Answer 45

Solve that system of equations using substituition. So what I just gave you isn't the answer...

Answer 46

@jazzy288a
Here is the explanation for the two equations.
Let x = the number of 45 cent stamps
Let y = number of 14 cent stamps

1. The first equation deals with the number of stamps that were bought
The total number of stamps bought is the number of 45-cent stamps plus the number of 14-cent stamps. Since those numbers are represented by x and y, respectively, the total number of stamps bought is
x + y
We are told that altogether, 34 stamps were bought, so
x + y = 34
That is our first equation.

Answer 47

2. The second equation deals with the prices of the stamps and the total amount of money spent.

There were x stamps bought at 45 cents each.
There were y stamps bought at 14 cents each.
In dollars, 45 cents is 0.45, and in dollars, 14 cents is 0.14.
x number of $0.45 stamps cost 0.45x.
y number of $0.14 stamps cost 0.14y.
The total amount of money spent is 0.45x + 0.14y
We are told the total amount of money spent is 10.96, so we have our second equation:
0.45x + 0.14y = 10.96
This is our second equation.

Answer 48

The two equations are:

x + y = 34
0.45x + 0.14y = 10.96

Answer 49

For the next part, you need to solve the system of equations sing substitution.
To do that, solve the first equation for x.
Then substitute that into the x variable of the second equation.
You will have an equation in only x that can be solved.
Solve for x. That tells you how many 45-cent stamps were bought.
Then subtract that number from 34 to find how many 14-cent stamps were bought.