Hugh bought some magazines that cost $3.95 each and some books that cost $8.95 each. He spent a total of $47.65. If Hugh bought
3 magazines, how many books did he buy? The equation that models the problem is 3.95m + 8.95b = 47.65, where m is the number of magazines and b is the number of books.
If he bought 3 magazines, m =3 (3.95)3 +8.95b = 47.65 11.85 + 8.95b =47.65 now we subtract 11.85 from both sides 8.95b = 35.80 we divide both sides by 8.95 b=4 Hugh bought 4 books.
