Answer:
It would probably be 15 actually
A) Tonya bought 3 games at X price, so 3X would be total amount.
B) Tony's cost was 0.50 less than X, so x-0.50, he bought 4 games, so he spent 4(x-0.50).
C) Set those to equal to solve for x:
3x = 4(x-0.50)
D) Solve:
3x = 4(x-0.50)
Distribute:
3x = 4x - 2
Subtract 4x from both sides:
-X = -2
Multiply both sides by -1:
X = 2
E) Since X is the amount Tonya paid per game, Tony paid X - 0.50, so Tony paid 2 - 0.50 = $1.50 per game.
Check:
Tonya: 3x = 3(2) = $6 total
Tony: 4(x-0.50) = 4(2.00 - 0.50) = 4(1.50) = $6 total
N= the # of books
So you're trying to find n and you have the cost for the printed books, which is 15,000, so you would set up your equation like this:
15,000=500+10n
Subtract 500 from each side
14850=10n
Divide by 10
n=1,485 books are printed
