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Abdul ordered some books online and spent a total of $133. Each book cost $8 and he paid a total of $5 for shipping. How many books did he buy?

User Cullzie
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Answer:

8x+5=133

8x=128

x=16

Explanation:

16 books

User Sriram Hegde
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Answer:

He bought 16 books

Explanation:

cost = flat fee + books * cost per book

133 = 5 +b*8 where b is the number of books

133 = 5+8b

Subtract 5 from each side

128 = 8b

Divide each side by 8

128/8 = 8b/8

16 = b

He bought 16 books

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