Question

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?​

Answer 1

Price of book is
`9\$`

Explanation:

Let the price of book be
`x` and price of magazine be
`y`

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\$`