Question

The cost of your new book bag is $11.50 more than the cost c of your old backpack. you pay $47 for your new backpack. write and solve an equation to find the cost of your old backpack

Answer 1

C=47-11.50

C=35.50

Explanation:

Set you numbers equal to C then add or subtract, in this case you subtract 11.50 from 47 to get the price of the old bag