Question

In Store A, you can buy 3 notebooks

and a $2 set of pencils for the same
price as 4 notebooks. How much does
a notebook cost at Store A?
The equation 3x + 2 = 4x can be used
to find x, the cost of 1 notebook.

Answer 1

The price of one notebook is 2$

Explanation:

3x + 2= 4x

Take x to the same side —> 4x-3x=2 —> x=2