Question

A pencil at a stationery store costs $1, and a pen costs $1.50. Shawn spent $12 at the store. He bought a total of 9 items. Which system of equations can be used to find the number of pencils (x) and pens (y) he bought?
1.5x + y = 12
x = 9y

x + 1.5y = 12
x + y = 9

x + 9y = 12
x = 1.5y

9x + y = 12
x = 1.5y

Answer 1

The second one is correct.

Answer 2

I would go with the second answer