Problema Solution
an art store sells small and large painting sets. The small sets contains 2 brushes and 3 tubes of paint, and the large sets contains 5 brushes and 8 tubes of paint.Leanne bought some of each of these sets to use as a gift. In total she recieved 37 brushes and 58 tubes of paint.How many of each set did she buy
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Let
x = the number of small sets
y = the number of large sets
The total number of brushes in both sets can be calculated using the expression: 2x + 5y
The total number of tubes in both sets can be calculated using the expression: 3x + 8y
Now, we can write the following system of equations:
2x + 5y = 37
3x + 8y = 58
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x = 6 small sets
y = 5 large sets