Sharita does typing jobs for scientists, She charges $10 for the first 3 pages & $3 for each additional page,Sonia paid $97 to have a research paper typed, how many pages long was the paper?

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hero · Answer

Hint:

3x + 30 = 97

hero · Answer

Kinda tricky because when you find x, you still have to add the extra three pages

anonymous · Answer

x=10?

anonymous · Answer

@Hero

hero · Answer

3x + 30 = 97
3x = 67
  x = 67/3
  x = 23 and 1/3

Plus the 3 pages makes 26 and 1/3 pages

hero · Answer

So the answer is 26 and 1/3 pages