Question

Julio and his sister bought 8 books and m magazines for $1 each, and then they split the cost. The amount of money that Julio spent is represented by the expression 1/2(m+8). Does the number of books purchased affect the value of m?

Answer 1

Answer: No. both are independent quantity. Therefore, the number of books purchased does not affect the value of m.

Explanation:

Given: Julio and his sister bought 8 books and m magazines for $1 each.

The amount of money that Julio spent is represented by the expression 1/2(m+8)

Thus, the amount she and her sister will pay is dependent on the number of books and the number of magazines, but the number of magazines and the number books are independent quantity.

Therefore, the number of books purchased does not affect the value of m.