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Jose has a comic book collection that he keeps among 5 shelves with an equal number on each shelf. His father adds 20 comic books to the bottom shelf, so the shelf now has 125 books. How many total books are in his collection? Use algebra to solve the equation.

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Answer:

125 books

Explanation:

5x + 20 = 125

5x = 125 - 20

x = 105/5

x = 21

21 books in each shelf

(21*5) + 20 = 125 books

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Answer:The answer is 545.

Explanation:

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