Answer:
1. Benny had 266 dollars to spend on 9 books. After buying them, he had 14 dollars. How much did each book cost?
The books cost $28 dollars each.
<em>how to calculate...</em>
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$266 - $14 = $252
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then take $252 divided by 9 = $ 28</em>
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2. Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges 14 dolars plus 9 dollars an hour for renting a bike. Sally paid 86 dollars to rent a bike. How many hours did she pay to have the bike checked out?
8 hours
how to calculate...
take 86 - 14 = 72
then 72 divided 9 = 8 hours
3. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 132. What is the smallest of the three numbers?
43 is the smallest of the 3 numbers
<em>calculation...</em>
<em>x + (x+1) + (x+2) = 132</em>
<em>3x + 3 = 132 -3</em>
<em>3x=129
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<em>x=129/3
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x=43 (answer for the 1st number)</em>
<em>43+1=44 (answer for the 2nd number)</em>
<em>43+2=45 (answer for the 3rd number)</em>
add them all to make sure they equal to 132
<em>43+44+45=132
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<em>132=132</em>
4. Sandy sold half of her comic books and then bought 8 more. She now has 16. How many did she begin with?
x= how many Sandy started with
<em>1/2 x + 8 = 16</em>
<em>1/2x = 16 - 8</em>
<em>1/2x = 8 * 2</em>
x = 16 comics books
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
62
Step-by-step explanation:
you take -4403 and divide by -71. you'll have X separated and you'll have your answer on the right. X=62
Answer:
$28
Step-by-step explanation:
$120 subtracted by $35 is $85, and I used process of elimination to find the price of the sweaters
Answer:
y = x+3
Step-by-step explanation:
3y-3x = 9
3y-3x+3x = 9+3x
3y = 3x+9
3y/3 = 3x/3+9/3
y = x+3
