For every 2 books that Tom buys, he can buy 3 magazines. If he pays $60 fo 4 books and 4 magazines, how much does he have to pay for each book?

Tom Resing asked Feb 17, 2022

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Tom Resing asked Feb 17, 2022

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Answer:

Price of book is
$9\$$

Explanation:

Let the price of book be
and price of magazine be

We have

2x=3y

We also have

4x+4y=60

$2* 2x+4y=60\\\\2*3y+4y=60\\\\10y=60\\\\y=6\\\\2x=3*6\\\\x=9\$$

Price of book is
$9\$$

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