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A textbook store sold a combined total of 432 physics and biology textbooks in a week. The number of physics textbooks sold was 60 more than the number of
biology textbooks sold. How many textbooks of each type were sold?

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Answer:

246 physics books

186 biology books

Step-by-step explanation:

1) there are 432 total books

2) there are 60 more physics books than biology books

3) 432 - 60 = 372

4) 372 divided by 2 = 186

5) 432 - 186 = 246

Check:

246 + 186 = 432

246 - 186 = 60

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