Math, asked by Blackmanalpha7, 11 months ago

Hugh bought some magazines that cost $3.95 each and some books that cost $8.95 each. He spent a total of $47.65. If Hugh bought 3 magazines, how many books did he buy? The equation that models the problem is 3.95m + 8.95b = 47.65, where m is the number of magazines and b is the number of books.

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Answered by JeanaShupp
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He bought 4 books.

Explanation:

Given : Hugh bought some magazines that cost $3.95 each and some books that cost $8.95 each.

He spent a total of $47.65.

The equation that models the problem is  3.95m + 8.95b = 47.65 , where m is the number of magazines and b is the number of books.

If Hugh bought 3 magazines , then put m=3 in the above equation , we get

3.95(3) + 8.95b = 47.65\\\\ 11.85+8.95b=47.65\\\\ 8.95b=47.65- 11.85=35.8\\\\ b=\dfrac{35.8}{8.95}=4

Hence, he bought 4 books.

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