Question

8. Hannah ordered books for her son from an online retailer. Each book costs $7.00, and there is a shipping fee of $5.00 for the entire order. a. Define the variables, and write an equation to represent the problem situation. b: c: Equation: b. Suppose Hannah spent a total of $61.00 on her order, including the shipping fee. How many books did Hannah order for her son? Hannah ordered books for her son.

Answer 1

b- number of books

t- total spent

b7+5=t

she ordered 8 books

Explanation:

$61 minus the $5 shipping fee = $56

$56 divided by $7 (the cost of each book) is 8

7b+5=61

-5 -5

7b = 56

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7b

b= 8

so she bought 8 books