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9.2 Exercise 17

Avg difficulty 2.5

Eric paid $16.64\$\text{16}.\text{64} for stamps so he could mail thank you notes for his wedding gifts. The number of 49-cent\text{49}-\text{cent} stamps was eight more than twice the number of 8-cent\text{8}-\text{cent} stamps. How many 49-cent\text{49}-\text{cent} stamps and how many 8-cent\text{8}-\text{cent} stamps did Eric buy?

OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, 9.2 Solve Money Applications, exercise 17

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