Louisa paid $12.25 for books at a yard sale.She spent $2.50 on a hardcover book,and the rest 13 softcover books. Each of the sof

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riadik2000 [5.3K]

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Louisa paid $12.25 for books at a yard sale.She spent $2.50 on a hardcover book,and the rest 13 softcover books. Each of the sof

tcover books cost the same. What was the cost of a single softcover book?

Mathematics

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damaskus [11] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-11T10:15:12+03:00

damaskus [11]3 years ago

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12.25=2.5+13x

12.25-2.5=9.75

9.75/13=.75

Louisa paid 75¢ for every soft cover book.

kumpel [21] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-11T11:38:01+03:00

kumpel [21]3 years ago

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Well that's easy. all you have to do is minus $2.50 from $12.25 which you would get $9.75. then divide that by 13 and you will get .75 so 1 book cost 75 cents