Alec, Ben, and Cedric collect coins. Alec says he has 5 less than 1 2/3 times the number of coins Ben has. Cedric says he has 12 more than 1 1/2 times the number of coins Ben has. If Alec and Cedric have the same number of coins, how many coins does Ben have? How many coins do Alec and Cedric each have?

Asif spent $745.10 on 13 new file cabinets for his office. small file cabinets cost $43.50 and large file cabinets cost $65.95. write and solve a system of equations to find the number of small cabinets and large cabinets he purchased. determine if each statement is true or false. 1. he purchased 5 small cabinets. true or false 2. he purchased 7 large cabinets. true or false 3. he spent $527.60 on large cabinets. true or false