Question

At a college bookstore, Carla purchased a math textbook and a novel that cost a total of $54, not including tax. If the price of the math textbook is $8 more than 3 times the price of the novel, find the price of each book.

Answer 1

3x -1 = -8
x + y = 54

x = 11.50 per novel
y = 42.50 per textbook