A hardcover book costs $8 and a paperback book costs $7. In one day, the store sold 10 books for a total of $76. How many hardcover books did they sell?

Respuesta :

A hardcover book, which we shall call c, is sold for $8, while a paperback which we shall call p, is sold $7. If the store sold 10 books in one day, that means they sold

[tex]c+p=10[/tex]

If they sold a totalof $76, that means c times $8 added to p times $7 equals a total of $76. Therefore;

[tex]8c+7p=76[/tex]

We can now solve both equations simultaneously as follows;

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