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A parent has exactly $25 to spend and needs to supply birth-day treats to his child'...

A parent has exactly $25 to spend and needs to supply birth-day treats to his child's third-grade class of 32 students. Cup-cakes come in boxes of four for $3.80, and doughnuts come six to a bag for $3.00. If each student is to get one such treat (donut or cupcake) and the parent spends exactly $25, determine the number of boxes of cupcakes (x) and bags of doughnuts (y) that need to be purchased for the party. Hint: Set up two simultaneous equations like those in Problem 36.

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