Hugh bought some magazines that cost $3.95 each and some books that cost $8.95 each. He spent a total of $47.65. If Hugh bought 3 magazines, how many books did he buy?
The equation that models the problem is 3.95m + 8.95b = 47.65, where m is the number of magazines and b is the number of books.

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Hugh bought some magazines that cost $3.95 each and some books that cost $8.95 each. He spent a total of $47.65. If Hugh bought 3 magazines, how many books did he buy?
The equation that models the problem is 3.95m + 8.95b = 47.65, where m is the number of magazines and b is the number of books.

anonymous · Answer

@bangbang6 Multiply 3.95 x 3.

anonymous · Answer

You take 3 x 3.95 = 11.85. That is how much he spent on the magazines...
Then, you subtract that amount from 47.65 to get 35.80. That is how much money he spent on the books. Then divide... 35.80 / 8.95 = 4. He bought 4 books.

anonymous · Answer

Medal?

anonymous · Answer

@Neon_Green No direct answers please. :)

anonymous · Answer

You can't give out the answer.

anonymous · Answer

What do you mean? @AnswerMyQuestions

anonymous · Answer

Don't give the answer out, or the person asking the question won't know how to do the problem.