document.write( "Question 1112297: Mrs.Jonson just purchased a total of 12 books and magazines for her office. The total bill was $112. She spent $16 on magazines, and the books cost $12 each. How many books did she buy. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "In my school years we presented the solution in  one line:\r\n" );
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document.write( "          The number of books =  =  = 8.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The most advanced of us, young students, could notice that the info  \" . . . a total 12 books . . . \"  is EXCESSIVE and NON-NECESSARY \r\n" );
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