Question

There are 3 times as many novels as comic books in a bookstore.If there are 2480 books altogether, how many comic books are there in the bookstore.​

Answer 1

there are 620 comic books

Explanation:

let number of comic books be x

total books=3x+x

2480=4x

2480/4=x

620=x

Answer 2

620

Explanation:

Let comic books be ' X '

Let Novels be ' 3x '

Now, finding the value of X

According to Question,

`3x + x = 2480`

Collect like terms

`4x = 2480`

Divide both sides of the equation by 4

`(4x)/(4) = (2480)/(4)`

Calculate

`x = 620`

Thus, There are 620 comic books in the book store.

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