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At a certain used-book store, the cost of each paperback book is x dollars and the cost of each hardcover book is y dollars. What is the cost of a hardcover book at the store?
(1)
At the store, the cost of 3 paperback books and 5 hardcover books is $12.25.
(2)
At the store, the cost of 9 paperback books and 15 hardcover books is $36.75.
Last month Ann, Bob, Carl, Dave, and Ellen volunteered at a hospital. The number of hours that Carl volunteered was equal to the average (arithmetic mean) number of hours volunteered by the 5 people. If the number of hours that Carl volunteered was also equal to the total number of hours that Ann and Bob volunteered, then the total number of hours that Dave and Ellen volunteered was how many times the number of hours that Carl volunteered?