Question

Ravi ordered some books online and spent a total of $89. Each book cost $5 and he paid a total of $4 for shipping. How many books did he buy?

(a) Write an equation that could be used to answer the question above. First, choose

the appropriate form. Then, fill in the blanks with the numbers 89,5, and 4. Let b

represent the number of books.

Answer 1

He bought 17 books.

Explanation:

Given that:

Total money spent = $89

Cost of each book = $5

Shipping price = $4

We have to find, Total number of books

So if the number of books be represented by b, the equation will become:

Cost of one book * total number of books + shipping price = total money

Putting values we get:

5*b + 4 = $89

By simplifying:

5*b = 89 - 4

5*b = 85

Dividing both sides by 5 we get:

b = 17

So the total number of books bought is 17.

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