Problema Solution
8. A university bookstore recently sold a wirebound graph-paper notebook for $0.88, and a college-ruled notebook for $2.38. At the start of spring semester, a combination of 50 of these notebooks were sold for a total of $59.00. How many of each type were sold?
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Find: number of each notebook sold
Set up equation:
0.88x + 2.38(50-x) = 59
Find x:
x = 40
Final answer:
40 graph paper notebooks were sold
10 college ruled notebooks were sold.