Kailee paid $14.84 for stamps. the number of .49-cents stamps was four less then three times the number of 21-cent stamps. how many 49-cent stamps and how many 21-cent stamps did kailee buy?

Kailee bought 26 of 49-cents stamps and 10 of 21-cents stamps.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total Money paid for stamps = $14.84

Let the number of 49-cents stamps be x.

Also Let the number of 21-cents stamps be y.

Now Total Money paid is equal to sum of number of 49-cents stamps and number of 21-cents stamps.

100 cents = 1$

So 49 cents = $0.49

and 21 cents = $0.21

Hence equation be framed as;

Also Given:

number of .49-cents stamps was four less then three times the number of 21-cent stamps.

hence we can say that;

Now Substituting the value of equation 2 in equation 1 we get;

Now substituting the value of y in equation 2 we get;

Hence Kailee bought 26 of 49-cents stamps and 10 of 21-cents stamps.

-7/8

step-by-step explanation:

instead of subtracting you add the -6/8 and -1/8