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Ryan ordered some books online and spent a total of . Each book cost and he paid a total of for shipping. How many books did he buy?

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Answer: 12 books

Explanation:

First you need to remove the cost of shipping from the total amount:

= 75 - 3

= $72

The above is the total amount spent on the books without shipping.

If each book cost $6, the total number of books bought is:

= 72 / 6

= 12 books

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