Question

Tom ordered some books online and spent a total of $75. Each book cost $6 and he paid a total of $3 for shipping. How many books did he buy? (a) Write an equation that could be used to answer the question above. First, choose the appropriate form. Then, fill in the blanks with the numbers 75, 6, and 3. Let b represent the number of books. (b) Solve the equation in part (a) to find the number of books.

Answer 1

Answer:

a)

_b+_=_

6B+3=75

B)

He ordered 12 books

Step-by-step explanation:

so each book (b) costs $6. he payed $75 total including the $3 shipping price

That gets us:

6b+3=75

6b=72

b=12

Therefore, Tom ordered 12 books