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document.write( "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?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #316966 by rfer(16322)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x+11x=114000 \n" ); document.write( "12x=114000 \n" ); document.write( "x=114000/12 \n" ); document.write( "x=9,500 hardback \n" ); document.write( "11x=104,500 paperback \n" ); document.write( " |