You bought a box of pens for $5 and some notepads for $3 each. You spent a total of $26.

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You bought a box of pens for $5 and some notepads for $3 each. You spent a total of $26.

Let p be the number of pens and n be the number of notepads. Our equation is:
5p + 3n = 26