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l.) Calvin has $8.80 in pennies and nickels. If there are twice as many nickels as pennies, how many pennies does Calvin have?How many nickels?

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2.) A total of 78 seats for a concert are sold, producing a total revenue of$483. If seats cost either $2.50 or $10.50, how many$2.50 seats and how many $10.50 seats were sold?

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Phoebe has some 32-cent stamps, some 29-cent stamps, and some 3-cent stamps. The number of 29-cent stamps is 10 lessthan the number of32-cent stamps, while the number of3-cent stamps is 5 less than the number of 29-cent stamps. The totalvalue of the stamps is $9,45. How many of each stamp does she have?

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6.) Billy's Restaurant ordered 200 flowers for Mother's Day. They ordered carnations at $1.50 each, roses at $5.75 each, anddaisies at $2.60 each. They ordered mostly carnations, and 20 fewer roses than daisies. The total order came to $589.50.How many of each type of flower was ordered?

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