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Karim has a backpack that weighs 2 pounds. He puts three books in the backpack. Each book has the same weight. The total weight of the backpack with the books is 8 pounds. Write and solve an equation to
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Karim has a backpack that weighs 2 pounds. He puts three books in the backpack. Each book has the same weight. The total weight of the backpack with the books is 8 pounds. Write and solve an equation to find the weight, b, of each book.​

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Answer: 8 = 2b

Step-by-step explanation: It weights 8 pounds so multiply 2 by 4(or b)

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