Two types of notebooks are sold. A large notebook costs x dollars and a small notebook costs y dollars. A student buys 5 large and 2 small notebooks for \$19. Another student buys 3 large and 4 small notebooks for \$17. Find the cost of one large notebook and one small notebook.

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Simultaneous equations by elimination

Lower Sec Maths · Secondary 2 · Hard · Simultaneous equations by elimination

Two types of notebooks are sold. A large notebook costs

x

dollars and a small notebook costs

y

dollars. A student buys 5 large and 2 small notebooks for \9. Another student buys 3 large and 4 small notebooks for \7. Find the cost of one large notebook and one small notebook.

Large: \$3, Small: \$2
Large: \$2, Small: \$3
Large: \$4, Small: \
Large: \$5, Small: \$2

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