Hugh bought some magazines that cost $3.95 each and some books thst cost $8.95 each he spent a total of $47.65 if Hugh bough 3 m

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Hugh bought some magazines that cost $3.95 each and some books thst cost $8.95 each he spent a total of $47.65 if Hugh bough 3 m

agazines how many books did he buy ? The equation that mofles the problem is 3.95m +47.65 where m is the number of magazines and b is the number of books

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Arisa [49] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-29T21:37:39+03:00

Arisa [49]3 years ago

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Find amount spent on magazines:

1 magazine = $3.95

3 magazines = $3.95 x 3 = $11.85

Find amount spent on books:

Amount spent on books = $47.65 - $11.85 = $35.80

Find number of books:

Number of books = $35.80 ÷ $8.95 = 4

Answer: Huge bought 4 books