Angela bought 10 stamps that cost \[tex]$1 or \$[/tex]1.20. Altogether, her total was \[tex]$11.

How many \$[/tex]1 stamps and how many \$1.20 stamps did she buy?



Answer :

Let's determine how many [tex]$1 stamps and $[/tex]1.20 stamps Angela bought given that she bought a total of 10 stamps that cost her [tex]$11 altogether. We can set up two equations to solve this problem: 1. The total number of stamps equation: \[ x + y = 10 \] where \( x \) represents the number of $[/tex]1 stamps and [tex]\( y \)[/tex] represents the number of [tex]$1.20 stamps. 2. The total cost equation: \[ 1x + 1.20y = 11 \] First, let's solve the first equation for \( y \): \[ y = 10 - x \] Next, we substitute \( y \) in the second equation: \[ 1x + 1.20(10 - x) = 11 \] Now, distribute and combine like terms: \[ x + 12 - 1.20x = 11 \] Combine \( x \) terms: \[ -0.20x + 12 = 11 \] Subtract 12 from both sides: \[ -0.20x = -1 \] Next, divide both sides by -0.20: \[ x = \frac{-1}{-0.20} = 5 \] So, Angela bought 5 stamps that cost $[/tex]1 each.

To find [tex]\( y \)[/tex], substitute [tex]\( x = 5 \)[/tex] back into the equation [tex]\( y = 10 - x \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ y = 10 - 5 = 5 \][/tex]

So, Angela also bought 5 stamps that cost [tex]$1.20 each. In conclusion, Angela bought: - 5 stamps that cost $[/tex]1 each
- 5 stamps that cost $1.20 each