Erasers cost $5 per carton, and pencils cost $7 per carton. If an order comes in for a total of 15 cartons for $85, what number of cartons of each was bought? (Hint: Let cartons of pencils = P.)

What will be an ideal response?


5 Cartons of pencils, 10 Cartons of erasers

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