Answer:
the cost of each book = $24
Explanation:
(if all the books have the same price)
Let x be the price of one book
“She had $157 and After buying 6 books ,she was left with 13$“ means
“157 = 6x + 13”
now we have an equation to solve :
157 = 6x + 13
⇔ 157 - 13 = 6x
⇔ 144 = 6x
⇔ 24 = x