Question

Jada's teacher fills a travel bag with 5 copies of a textbook. The weight of the bag and books is 17 pounds. The empty travel bag weighs 3 pounds. How much does each book weigh?

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Answer 1

2.8 pounds is the weight of each book

Answer 2

Correct

5x + 3 = 17

Explanation:

So we need to find the book wieght only so take away the bag's weight from the total. 17-3=14. Now it says 5 books so divide 14 by 5 which is 2.8.

= 2.8 pounds