SOLUTION: four notepads and a textbook cost $72 dollars. The textbook cost $44. How much did each of the notepads cost?

Question 380120: four notepads and a textbook cost $72 dollars. The textbook cost $44. How much did each of the notepads cost?

Answer by kingme18(98) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We are looking for the price of each notebook. I'm going to call that n.
We bought 4 notebooks: 4n
The book was $44
We paid a total of $72
4 notebooks + book = total
4n + 44 = 72
To solve, first subtract 44 from each side:
4n+44-44=72-44
4n=28
Undo the multiplication by dividing by 4 on both sides:

n=7
Thus, each of the 4 notebooks cost $7.
To double-check:
4*7+44=72
28+44=72
It checked correctly.
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