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Pencils cost $.10 and erasers cost $0.25. steve bought 5 more pencils than erasers. he spent a total of $1.55. how many erasers did steve buy?

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Answer:

Let x be the number of pencils Steve bought.

Let y be the number of erasers Steve bought.

x=y+5

0.1x + 0.25y = 1.55

Solving the system, our answer is: (8, 3)

So, she bought 3 erasers.

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