Question

adita spends more than 24 dollars at the gift shop she buys a mug for 9 dollars and 3 books that cost the same amount which inequality shows the cost in dollars d of each book answers

Answer 1

Answer: x > 5.

Explanation:

The information given in the question can be expressed in an equation as:

Let the cost of each book be x

Cost of mug + Cost of books > 24

9 + (3 × x) > 24

9 + 3x > 24

3x > 24 - 9

3x > 15

x > 5.

Therefore, each book cost more than $5.