2p+6a=$14
3p+9a=$21
3p+9a=21
Subtract 9a
3p=21-9a
divide all by 3
p=7-3a
plug it into start equations
2p+6a=14
2(7-3a)+6a=14
14-6a....+6a=14
this zeroes out...
Answer:
x = 12
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Answer:the amount that the bookstore pay the publisher for the book is $64.4
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the amount that the bookstore pay the publisher for the book.
The college bookstore marks up the price that it pays the publisher for a book by 35%. This means that the value of the mark up would be
35/100 × x = 0.35 × x = 0.35x
Therefore, the amount that the bookstore is selling the book would be
x + 0.35x = 1.35x
If the selling price of a book is $ 87.00, then it means that
1.35x = 87
x = 87/1.35 = 64.4
