Question

Tom spent 143 dollars on his shopping spree, he
bought 7 books, after buying them he also bought 17
dollars worth of candy. How much did each book
cost?

Help pls

Answer 1

Answer:

ii guess 18

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

One book costs $18.

Step-by-step explanation:

• First, we need to make this into an equation, if we take $x$ = 1 book, we could write it like this :

        $7x + 17 = 143$

• Then, solve the equation :

        $7x + 17 = 143$

        (minus 17 on both sides)

        $7x = 126$

        (divide both sides by 7)

        $x = 18$

• This means that each book cost $18.