Troy and Lisa were shopping for school supplies. Troy bought 3 notebooks and 5 thumb drives for $20.25. Lisa bought 8 notebooks and 8 thumb drives for $38. Find the cost of each notebook and the cost of each thumb drive.

Step-by-step explanation:

3n + 5d = 20.25

24n + 40d = 162

8n + 8d = 38

-24n - 24d = -114

24n + 40d = 162

-24n - 24d = -114

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16d = 48

d = 3

A drive costs $3

3n + 5(3) = 20.25

n = 1.76

A notebook costs $1.75

the ratio of white tiles to blue tiles is 48: 16. the ratio in it's simplest form is 3: 1.

step-by-step explanation:

ratio: take the first number and add a colon next to it, then add the second number after that. make sure the ratio order matches up with the written problem!

simplest form: we can simplify the ratio 48 : 16 by dividing both terms by the greatest common factor (gcf).

the gcf of 48 and 16 is 16.

divide both terms by 16:

48 ÷ 16 = 3

16 ÷ 16 = 1

reducing to simplest form:

48 : 16 = 3 : 1