Question 218570: when my older sister left for college this past year, she had a terrible time packing everything. In addition to her clothes, her CD player, and a box of dishes, she also had to take a pile of books. She put half of her books in one large box, one fourth of her books in another box, eight books on the floor of the back seat, and the remaining five books on the floor in the front seat. How man books did she take back to college with hre?
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! She put she also had to take a pile of books. She put How man books did she take back to college with hre?
How man books did she take back to college?
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let x = no. of books
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Write an expression for each phrase
"half of her books in one large box,"
.5x
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one fourth of her books in another box,"
.25x
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eight books on the floor of the back seat, and the remaining five books on the floor in the front seat.
8 + 5 = 13
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x = .5x + .25x + 13
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x = .75x + 13
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x -.75x = 13
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.25x = 13
x = 
x = 52 books
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