SOLUTION: Ellen buys three paperback books and two hardcover books at a special event during which no sales tax is charged. Each paperback book costs one dollar less than half the cost of ea
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Question 1124586: Ellen buys three paperback books and two hardcover books at a special event during which no sales tax is charged. Each paperback book costs one dollar less than half the cost of each hardcover book. The total for Ellen’s five books is $46. What is the cost of a paperback book
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
h, hardcover price
, paperback price
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-------hardcover price
----------price of one paperback book
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