Question

Terrence and 4 friends go to a book sale at which hardcover books cost $2 and paperback books cost $1. Each person buys an equal number of paperback books and one hardcover book. They spend a total of $35. Terrence writes the equation shown to describe what they bought. 5(x + 2) = 35 By solving the equation, what information will Terrence find out? A How many paperback books each person buys B How many hardcover books each person buys C How much total money they spend on books D How much money they spend on paperback books

Answer 1

A. How many paperback books each person buys.

Explanation:

In the equation the x represents how many paperback books they can buy.

In the equation the 2 represents that 1 hardcover book was purchased.

In the equation the 35 represents how much money they spent in total.

The equation is complete except for x which has to be substituted with how many paperback books they can buy. Which would be 5.

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