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Gillian purchased 25 books at the library book sale. Each hardcover book cost $1.50, and each paperback book cost $0.50. Gillian

spent a total of $26.50. The book costs can be represented by the system of equations below.
h + p = 25
1.50h + 0.50p = 26.50
How many paperback books did Gillian buy?

2 answers:

stepan [7]2 years ago

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25-14=11 and 26.5-21=5.5
11 paperback books

madam [21]2 years ago

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Answer:

Number of books did Gillian buy is 11.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Gillian purchased 25 books at the library book sale. Each hardcover book cost $1.50, and each paperback book cost $0.50. Gillian spent a total of $26.50.

To find : How many paperback books did Gillian buy?

Solution :

The book costs can be represented by the system of equations below.

$h+p= 25$ ......(1)

$1.50 h + 0.50 p = 26.50$ ......(2)

Solving the system of equations by substitution method

Substitute h=25-p from (1) into (2)

$1.50(25-p) + 0.50 p = 26.50$

$37.5-1.50p + 0.50 p = 26.50$

$p = 11$

Substitute back in equation (1),

$h+11= 25$

$h=14$

i.e. there are 11 paperback books and 14 hardcover books.

Therefore, Number of books did Gillian buy is 11.

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