Question

Eva and laura spent a total of 33 dollars at a book fair.Eva spent 5 more dollars than Laura. Write and solve an equation to find out how much Laura spent at the book fair.

Answer 1

Laura spent $14 at the book fair.

Explanation:

Let x be the amount spent by Laura at the book fair.

It is given that Eva spent 5 more dollars than Laura.

Amount spent by Eva at the book fair = x+5

Eva and laura spent a total of 33 dollars at a book fair.

`x+(x+5)=33`

`2x+5=33`

Subtract 5 from both sides.

`2x=33-5`

`2x=28`

Divide both sides by 2.

`x=(28)/(2)`

`x=14`

Therefore, Laura spent $14 at the book fair.