Question

Please help meee! :< An author receives $0.60 for each hardcover book or paperback book that is sold. There were x hardcover books and 38,000 paperback books sold of her most recent book. The author received a total of $51,000 for the book sales. The equation below can be used to determine the number of hardcover books that were sold. 0.60(x + 38,000) = 51,000 How many hardcover books were sold?

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A) 13,000
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B) 28,200
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C) 30,000
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D) 47,000

Answer 1

D) 47,000

0.60 (x+38,000)= 51,000
(0.60x)+22,800= 51,000
51,000-22,800= 28,200
28,200÷0.60= 47,000
0.06 (47,000+38,000)= 51,000
28,200+22,800= 51,000