marina bought a set of paintbrushes and

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Asked on Nov 24, 2008 at 6:25:54PM

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marina bought a set of paintbrushes and oil paints for $90.00 the oil paints cost $42.00 more than the paintbrushes, what was the cost of the oil paints? and what was the cost of the paintbrushes?

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Posted on Nov 24, 2008 at 6:30:47PM

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Preview: ... 42+x+x=90 2x=90-42 2x=28 x= ...

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Posted on Nov 24, 2008 at 6:40:25PM

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Preview: ... x + 42) Now, 2x + 42 = 90 => 2x = 90 - 42 => 2 ...

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Posted on Nov 25, 2008 at 08:18:13PM

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Preview: ... the first equation, and you get 90 = 2x + ...

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Posted on Nov 26, 2008 at 04:01:22PM

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Preview: ... t; of the problem, you see that we have two things. (brushes and paints) We know how much the total bill was. ($90) And the problem tells us ONE thing about the prices... that the paints were more expensive than the brushes. (By $42) Also, when you get a "problem" like this, be sure to look for all the "answer parts" that you need. In this one, there are TWO things for the answer...cost of the paints is one part, and cost of the brushes is te other part. So... look through the problema nd pick out the important parts. For this problem, the important parts are: 1. Brushes cost + Paints cost = $90 2. Paints cost is more than ...

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