Pete recently bought whiteboard supplies for employees in his office. He spent $140 on whiteboards, markers, and erasers. The markers came in packs of 5, which cost $6 per pack. One (1) eraser was 1/3 of the cost of 1 pack of markers and 1 whiteboard was 5 times the cost of 1 eraser. If Pete purchased 56 items in total, including 35 markers, then how many whiteboards did he buy?

Pete recently bought whiteboard supplies for employees in his office. He spent $140 on whiteboards, markers, and erasers. The markers came in packs of 5, which cost $6 per pack. One (1) eraser was 1/3 of the cost of 1 pack of markers and 1 whiteboard was 5 times the cost of 1 eraser. If Pete purchased 56 items in total, including 35 markers, then how many whiteboards did he buy?

CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS

20th Edition

ISBN:9780357110362

Author:Murphy

Publisher:Murphy

Chapter6: Business Expenses

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 37P

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