Alejandro bought $3.50 worth of pencils and erasers at the school store. Pencils cost $0.50 apiece, and erasers cost $0.75 apiece. Which equation written in standard form represents the number of pencils, p, and the number of erasers, e, that Alejandro bought?

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2p + 3e = 14

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Alejandro bought $3.50 worth of pencils and erasers at the school store. Pencils cost $0.50 apiece, and erasers cost $0.75 apiece. Which equation written in standard form represents the number of pencils, p, and the number of erasers, e, that Alejandro bought?

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