Can someone answer this and explain it. noah and kate are shopping for a new guitar strings in a music store and noah buys 2 packs of strings. kate buys 2 packs of strings and a music book. the book cost $16. their total cost is $72. how much is one pack of strings? solve using multi-step equation please

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anonymous · Answer

let b represent books and s represent strings
2s (from noah) + 2s (from kate)+b=72
if b=16
then
4s=72-16
s=14

anonymous · Answer

thank you!!

aravindg · Answer

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