Question

Julia spent $56 on a book. the cost of the book was $24 less than twice what she spent on a backpack. how much did the backpack cost? express your answer numerically in dollars

Answer 1

To find: Cost of backcover. Solution: Let the cost of backcover be x. Then, 56 = 2x - 24 56+24 = 2x 80 = 2x 80 / 2 = x x = 40 The cost of backpack is $40.