Question
One stapler costs $w while one novel costs 55¢ less than the stapler.
  1. What is the cost of 4 staplers and 1 novel? Express your answer in terms of w in its simplest form. 
  2. Gabriel wants to buy 4 staplers and 1 novel but is short of 30 cents. If the novel costs $2.80, how much money does Gabriel have in dollars?
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One stapler costs $w while one novel costs 55¢ less than the stapler.
  1. What is the cost of 4 staplers and 1 novel? Express your answer in terms of w in its simplest form. 
  2. Gabriel wants to buy 4 staplers and 1 novel but is short of 30 cents. If the novel costs $2.80, how much money does Gabriel have in dollars?