SOLUTION: A comic costs $3 and a mystery series costs $5 each. If Ken spend all his money on the comics, he has $6 left. If he wants to buy the mystery series, he needs another $8. How many

Question 1180914: A comic costs $3 and a mystery series costs $5 each. If Ken spend all his money on the comics, he has $6 left. If he wants to buy the mystery series, he needs another $8. How many comics or mystery books is Ken buying? How much money does he have?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No. If he spent all his money on comics, then has has not any $6 left.

THIS PART is complete nonsense!
"If Ken spend all his money on the comics, he has $6 left. "
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The statement of the problem as you show it is indeed nonsense. If he spent all his money on comics, he would not have $6 left.

And even if the statement of the problem is revised to correct that absurdity, there are still other problems with the statement of the problem.

If your post is your own re-writing of the problem, then re-post the question using the statement of the problem exactly as it was given to you.

And if your statement of the problem is exactly what was given to you, then be glad that the person who wrote the problem is not trying to teach you how to speak English....

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