Question

The cost of a book is $x what is the expression in terms of x for the number of these books which are bought for $40

Answer 1

40/x

Explanation:

The cost of 1 book is $X.

You bought (?) books for $40.

If you want to know how many books you bought, divide the total cost of books ($40) by the cost of 1 book ($X).

Answer 2

In x dollars,

number of book that can be bought = 1

So, In 1 dollar,

number of books that can be bought = 1/x

Hence in 40 dollars,

number of books that can be bought = 40/x