Question

A used book sale charged $7.50 for hardcovers and $1.25 for paperbacks. During the sale, 15 hardcovers were sold and the sale earned $166.25. Write and solve an equation to determine the number of paperbacks, p, that were sold.

20 points i think

Answer 1

43 paperback books

Explanation:

7.50(15) + 1.25x = 166.25

112.50 + 1.25x = 166.25

Subtract 112.50 from both sides

(112.50 - 112.50) + 1.25x = (166.25 - 112.50)

1.25x = 53.75

Divide 1.25 from both sides

x = 43