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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.

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Answer:2

Explanation:

3x+2-2=4x-2

3x=4x-2

3x-4x=4x-2-4x

-x=-2

-x/-1=-2/-1

x=2

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