Question

Jessica had 105 dollars to spend on 8

books. After buying them she had 17

dollars. How much did each book cost ?

Use b to represent your unknown

variable.

Answer 1

each book cost 11 dollars

Explanation:

If she had 17 dollars left at the end, subtract that from the total amount she had. 105-17= 88. Then youdevide 88 by 8 (because she got 8 books) and yu get 11