SOLUTION: At a college bookstore, Carla purchased a math textbook and a novel that cost a total of $54, not including tax. If the price of the math textbook, m, is $8 more than 3 times the p

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Question 701538: At a college bookstore, Carla purchased a math textbook and a novel that cost a total of $54, not including tax. If the price of the math textbook, m, is $8 more than 3 times the price of the novel, n, write a system of linear equations that could be used to determine the price of each book. What is the price of Carla's math book and the price of the novel?
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m+n=54
m=3n+8
3n+8+n=54
4n=46
n=11.5
m=42.5