Question

Grace and her friend are doing some back to school shopping , Grace buys 4 binders and notebooks for 26.50 totalHer friend spends a total of $21.00 on 3 binders and 6 notebooks

Answer 1

Answer:

What is the question asking to answer?

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

$19:50

Step-by-step explanation:

Write a system of equations to represent the problem. Let x represent the cost of a binder, and let y represent the cost of a notebook.

Grace buys 4 binders and 7 notebooks for $26.50 total, so the equation 4x+7y=26.50 represents how much Grace spends.

Grace's friend buys 3 binders and 6 notebooks for $21.00 total, so the equation 3x+6y=21 represents how much her friend spends.

You can use this system of equations to find how much money Grace and her friend spend on notebooks:

4x+7y=26.50

3x+6y=21

Next, find how much Grace and her friend spent on notebooks. Start by finding the cost of one notebook. Use elimination to solve for y. .

3(4x+7y)=3(26.50)  

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12x+21y = 79.50

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4(3x+6y)=

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4(21)  

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12x–24y =  

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84

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3y =  

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4.50

y = 1.50

Each notebook costs $1.50. Grace and her friend buy a total of 13 notebooks, so multiply to find how much money they spend on notebooks.

13$1.50=$19.50

Grace and her friend spend $19.50 total on notebooks.