Question

A library is giving away sets of books to the first kids to come to the library on Saturday. The library has 24 paperbacks to give away and 18 hardcover books to give away. If the library wants to make identical gift sets for the kids, how many paperbacks and how many hardcover books will be in each gift set?

A. Each gift set will have 12 paperbacks and 9 hardcover books.
B. Each gift set will have 6 paperbacks and 4.5 hardcover books.
C. Each gift set will have 2 paperbacks and 3 hardcover books.
D. Each gift set will have 3 paperbacks and 2 hardcover books.

Answer 1

To find out how many paperbacks and hardcover books will be in each gift set, we can set up equations. Each gift set will have 2 paperbacks and 1.5 hardcover books.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many paperbacks and hardcover books will be in each gift set, we need to divide the total number of books by the number of gift sets. We have 24 paperbacks and 18 hardcover books. Let’s assume each gift set will have x paperbacks and y hardcover books. We can set up the following equations:

x + y = 12 (since each gift set will have 12 books in total)

x = 24/12 = 2 (since we have 24 paperbacks)

y = 18/12 = 1.5 (since we have 18 hardcover books)

Therefore, each gift set will have 2 paperbacks and 1.5 hardcover books.

The answer is C. Each gift set will have 2 paperbacks and 3 hardcover books.