Question

My mom's friend bought cookbooks and travel books at a book sale. She spent $107 and bought 31 books. The cookbooks cost $2 apiece and the travel books cost $5 apiece. How many of each type of book did the friend buy?

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Answer 1

cookbooks be x

travel books be y

• x+y=31--(1)
• 2x+5y=107--(2)

(1)×2

• 2x+2y=62--(3)

Subtract (3) from (1)

• 3y=45
• y=15

Now

• x=31-15
• x=16

Answer 2

2

Explanation:

$52 7books $6 CB which means she brought 2 which is $12$8 TB and then 7-2 because he already brought 2 CB so that means that he brought 5TB which is 40 Then add 40 +12 = $52 for 7 books