Maria is ordering copy paper for her office. The office is low on white paper and on blue paper. She will pay $3.50 per realm of white paper and $3.75 per realm of blue paper. If the purchase order is for $36.00 and she ordered 10 realms of paper, how many realms of white paper will she receive
Accepted Solution
A:
You have:
x: the number of reams of white paper purchased y:the number of reams of blue paper purchased
Then, you have the following system of equations:
x+y=10 3.50x+3.75y=36
When you solve the system shown above, you obtain: