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| − | John and Mary went to a book shop and bought some exercise books. They had <math>\</math> | + | John and Mary went to a book shop and bought some exercise books. They had <math>\textdollar 100</math> each. John could buy <math>7</math> large and <math>4</math> small ones. Mary could buy <math>5</math> large and <math>6</math> small ones and had <math>\textdollar 5</math> left. How much was a small exercise book? |
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Plugging them back in, we see that they work. | Plugging them back in, we see that they work. | ||
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{{PMWC box|year=1997|num-b=I5|num-a=I7}} | {{PMWC box|year=1997|num-b=I5|num-a=I7}} | ||
[[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]] | [[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:23, 20 April 2014
Problem
John and Mary went to a book shop and bought some exercise books. They had 
each. John could buy 
large and 
small ones. Mary could buy 
large and 
small ones and had 
left. How much was a small exercise book?
Solution
Plugging them back in, we see that they work.
See Also
| 1997 PMWC (Problems) | ||
| Preceded by Problem I5 |
Followed by Problem I7 | |
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