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Hermione has 5 less than 6 times the number of books as harry. if they have 37 books in total how many books do each of them have

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Answer:

Harry has 6 books and Hermione has 31 books

Explanation:

Let's say the number of books Harry has is x.

According to the problem, Hermione has 5 less than 6 times Harry's number of books.

So, Hermione has 6x - 5 number of books.

The total number of books they have combined is given as 37.

Therefore, x + 6x - 5 = 37

Simplifying the equation, we get 7x = 42

So x = 6

This means Harry has 6 books, and Hermione has 6(6) - 5 = 31 books.

So Harry has 6 books and Hermione has 31 books.

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