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Anna works at Office Max Markers cost $1.50 each and pens cost $1.00 each. One day she sold a total of 50 pens and markers for $65.00. How many markers did Anna sell?

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Mar 24, 2016

#x = 30#

Explanation:

Let #x# be the number of markers sold.
Since Anna sold a total of 50 items, the number of pens sold is #50 - x#

#1.50x + 1(50 -x) = 65#

#=> 1.50x + 50 - x = 65#
#=> 0.50x = 15#
#=> x = 30#

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