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A book can be purchased in hardcover for $15.95 or in paperback for $4.95. How many of each type were printed if 11 ti
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A book can be purchased in hardcover for $15.95 or in paperback for $4.95. How many of each type were printed if 11 times as many paperbacks were printed as hardcovers and a total of 114,000 books were printed?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+11x=114000
12x=114000
x=114000/12
x=9,500 hardback
11x=104,500 paperback
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