SOLUTION: George brought three books for his history, chemistry and mathematics classes. The Chemistry book cost 5 dollars more than the history book. the mathematics book costs twice as mu

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Question 515672: George brought three books for his history, chemistry and mathematics classes. The Chemistry book cost 5 dollars more than the history book. the mathematics book costs twice as much as the chemistry book. if the total bill for all three books was 145 dollars , what is the price of each one?
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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H = price of history book
C = price of chemistry book
M = price of mathematics book
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C = H+5
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M = 2*C = 2*(H+5)
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H + C + M = 145
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substitute in terms of H
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H + H+5 + 2(H+5) = 145
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H + H + 5 + 2H + 10 = 145
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4H + 15 = 145
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4H = 130
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H = 32.50
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C = H+5 = 37.50
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M = 2*37.50 = 75.00
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Done.