Question

Hugo’s friends bought used books at the yard sale Sonia paid 2.25 John paid 6.00 and Keisha paid 3.75 how many books did each friend buy

Answer 1

Well, if each book only costs 0.25, then
Sonia bought 9 books
John bought 24 books
Keisha bought 15 books
If each book costs 0.75, then
Sonia bought 3 books
John bought 8 books
Keisha bought 5 books

Answer 2

Sonia , John and Keisha bought 3,8 and 5 books respectively.

Explanation:

given ,

Sonia paid 2.25 to buy book in yard sale

John paid 6 to buy book in yard sale

Keisha paid 3.75 to buy book in yard sale

cost of 1 book is equal to 0.75 cent

books bought each of them will be equal to

Sonia =
`(2.25)/(0.75)` = 3 books

John =
`(6)/(0.75)` = 8 books

Keisha =
`(3.75)/(0.75)` = 5 books

Hence, Sonia , John and Keisha bought 3,8 and 5 books respectively.