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Kendrick bought 3 books that were all the same price he paid a total of $40.20. Write an equation that represents the above situation.Use b to represent the price of a book.

User Nick Udell
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Answer: $13.4

Explanation:

Let x be book

3 books will be:

3 × x

=3x

3x=40.20

Divided both side by 3

x=40.20 / 3

x=13.4

So each book price is $13.4

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