Bobby had 36 books in his locker. Some were library books, some were textbooks, and the rest were telephone books. The number of

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Bobby had 36 books in his locker. Some were library books, some were textbooks, and the rest were telephone books. The number of

library books and telephone books combined equals twice the number of textbooks. The number of textbooks and telephone books combined equals three times the number of library books. How many of each type of book were in Bobby's locker?

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emmainna [20.7K] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-18T19:44:42+03:00

emmainna [20.7K]3 years ago

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Make variables for each
L = library books
P = telephone books
T = text books

so.... L+P = 2T
now we have to fill in numbers