Question 218570
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 = {{{13/.25}}}
x = 52 books