You work as an office manager. You order 100 pens and 20 reams of paper. The cost of the 100 pens is $128. If you spend a

total of $258, how much did each ream of paper cost?

A

$6.25

B)

$6.50

$6.75

$7.25

E)

$7.50

Question

Mathematics

Magdalena Walls

9 June, 03:44

You work as an office manager. You order 100 pens and 20 reams of paper. The cost of the 100 pens is $128. If you spend a

total of $258, how much did each ream of paper cost?

A

$6.25

B)

$6.50

$6.75

$7.25

E)

$7.50

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Answers (2)

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Tori Aguirre · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x=reams

128+20x=258

Subtract 128 from both sides.

20x=130

Now divide by 20 on both sides to get x alone.

130/20=6.5

So your answer is B! $6.50

Janet Berger · Answer 2

Your answer is B) 6.50

Step-by-step explanation:

$6.50 258 - 128 = 130 130 20 = 6.50

You work as an office manager. You order 100 pens and 20 reams of paper. The cost of the 100 pens is $128. If you spend atotal of $258, how much did each ream of paper cost?A$6.25B)$6.50$6.75$7.25E)$7.50

You work as an office manager. You order 100 pens and 20 reams of paper. The cost of the 100 pens is $128. If you spend a

total of $258, how much did each ream of paper cost?

A

$6.25

B)

$6.50

$6.75

$7.25

E)

$7.50