Not including tax a total of 19 pens and markers cost $11 and 50 Cent the pins cost $.25 each of the markers cost $.75 each route the system of equations that could be used to solve the number of pens and the number of markers bought

Answer 1

Let's assume the number of pens is represented by 'p' and the number of markers is represented by 'm'.

The total number of pens and markers is given as 19:
p + m = 19

The cost of the pens and markers adds up to $11.50:
0.25p + 0.75m = 11.50

So the system of equations that could be used to solve the number of pens and markers bought is:
p + m = 19
0.25p + 0.75m = 11.50