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19 July, 15:09

A student bought 1 box of crayons and five reams of paper for $54 she bought five boxes of crayons and three 3 reams of paper for $50 what is the cost of each box of crayons and each reams of paper

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  1. 19 July, 15:13
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    Let c be crayons, and p be paper.

    1c + 5p = $54

    5c + 3p = $50

    Solve these equations for c and p.

    22p = $220

    So p = $10.

    Put this into one of the equations, and solve to find that c = $4

    $4 per box of crayons, and $10 per ream of paper.
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