Question

Lily spent $30 on a T-shirt a sandwich and two books the T-shirt cost $8.95 in the sandwich cost $7.25 the books each cost the same amount how much do each book cost

Answer 1

The cost of each book is $6.90.

Explanation:

Given:

Lily spent $30 on a T-shirt a sandwich and two books the T-shirt cost $8.95 in the sandwich cost $7.25 the books each cost the same amount.

Now, to find the cost of each book.

Total amount Lily spent = $30.

Cost of T-shirt = $8.95.

Cost of sandwich = $7.25.

So, we get the amount after deducting the cost of T-shirt and sandwich from total amount spent:

`30-(8.95+7.25)`

`=30-16.20`

`=\$13.80.`

The remaining amount = $13.80.

As, given the books each cost the same amount. And there are 2 books.

Now, to get the cost of each books by dividing the remaining amount by 2:

`13.80/ 2`

`=\$6.90.`

Therefore, the cost of each book is $6.90.