An office manager is reconciling a postage expense report totaling {}19.88. The purchase included 49-cent stamps and 35-cent stamps. The manager notes that the quantity of 49-cent stamps was eight more than twice the number of 35-cent stamps. If $x$ represents the number of 35-cent stamps, which equation correctly models the total value of the stamps purchased?

A mailroom supervisor is reconciling a postage expense report. They know the total cost was 19.88 dollars for 49-cent and 35-cent stamps, and the number of 49-cent stamps was 'eight more than twice' the number of 35-cent stamps. Let $x$ represent the number of 35-cent stamps. Match each component of the problem to its correct algebraic expression.

An administrative assistant is following the seven-step problem-solving strategy to reconcile a postage expense totaling 19.88 dollars. The purchase consisted of 35-cent stamps and 49-cent stamps, where the number of 49-cent stamps was eight more than twice the number of 35-cent stamps. Arrange the following steps in the correct chronological order to determine how many of each stamp were bought.

An office manager uses the equation ${}0.49(2x + 8) + 0.35x = 19.88$ to reconcile a postage purchase. In this model, the constant 19.88 represents the total number of stamps that were purchased.

Modeling Postage Stamp Relationships

Postage Expense Auditing and Translation