Question

James spent $(2y2 + 6). He bought notebooks that each cost $(y2 − 1).

Answer 1

The expression to find the number of notebooks James bought would be written as:

Number of notebooks = total spent / cost per item

Number of notebooks = (2y^2 + 6) / (y^2 − 1)

If y = 3, then the number of notebooks bought would be:

Number of notebooks = (2y^2 + 6) / (y^2 − 1)
Number of notebooks = (2(3)^2 + 6) / (3^2 − 1)
Number of notebooks = 3 pieces