Question

A man orders5 times as many boxes of ballpoint pens as boxes of felt tip pens. Ballpoint pens cost $4.31 per box, and felt tip pens cost$3.44. If the mans order of pens totaled $99.96 how many boxes of each pen did he buy?

Answer 1

76.38

Explanation:

x = the number of boxes of felt tip pens

5x = the number of boxes of ballpoint pens

5x*4.41 + x*3.41 = 76.38