I have two methods for you
Answer: 42
Step-by-step explanation:
if the bookstore has 64 copies,
yesterday it was sold 1/4 , so it was sold 64/4=16
today it was sold 1/8 from what remained, which is 6(see below)
64-16=48
48/8=6
the store has left 48-6=42
If it is

=2c+9, go to AAAAAA
if it is (

)(4c+16)=2c+9, go to BBBBB
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=2c+9

=2c+9
times 4c+16 to both sides
1=(2c+9)(4c+16)
distribute
1=8c^2+68c+144
minus 1 both sides
0=8c^2+68c+143
use quadratic formula
c=

or

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(3/3)(4c+16)=2c+9
1(4c+16)=2c+9
4c+16=2c+9
minus 2c both sides
2c+16=9
minus 16 both sides
2c=-7
divide both sides by 2
c=-7/2
c=-3.5
if it is

=2c+9,
c=

or

if it is (

)(4c+16)=2c+9, c=-3.5
$42 what you do is take $1400 times .03 which equals 3 percent and you get 42.