Question

At a book fair, a tote bag costs $5 and books cost $3.50 each. you spend a total of $19.00 before taxes. how many books did you buy in addition to the tote bag?

Answer 1

4 books

Explanation:

Let b equal the number of books.

`5 + 3.50b = 19`

`3.50b = 14`

`b = 4`