Abdul ordered some books online and spent a total of $133. Each book cost $8 and he paid a total of $5 for shipping. How many bo

Question

3 years ago

9

oks did he buy?

2 answers:

Vsevolod [243] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-18T08:32:19+03:00

8 0

Answer:

8x+5=133

8x=128

x=16

Step-by-step explanation:

16 books

Ivahew [28] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-18T10:55:07+03:00

6 0

Answer:

He bought 16 books

Step-by-step explanation:

cost = flat fee + books * cost per book

133 = 5 +b*8 where b is the number of books

133 = 5+8b

Subtract 5 from each side

128 = 8b

Divide each side by 8

128/8 = 8b/8

16 = b

He bought 16 books