Question

Hugh bought some magazines that cost $3.95 each and some books thst cost $8.95 each he spent a total of $47.65 if Hugh bough 3 magazines how many books did he buy ? The equation that mofles the problem is 3.95m +47.65 where m is the number of magazines and b is the number of books

Answer 1

Find amount spent on magazines:

1 magazine = $3.95

3 magazines = $3.95 x 3 = $11.85

Find amount spent on books:

Amount spent on books = $47.65 - $11.85 = $35.80

Find number of books:

Number of books = $35.80 ÷ $8.95 = 4

Answer: Huge bought 4 books