on friday , Ms. Patel told her reading group that if they read a combined total of 20 hours or more over the weekend, she would
let them have a free period on Monday. The numbers of hours the students spent reading are in the table below. Do the students get a free period on Monday? Explain.
(a) need to find the number of books, we'll call it "b". then the money (6w) minus the cost of books (17b) equals change left over (w) 6w - 17b = w 6w - w = 17b 5w = 17b (5/17)w = b
