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Chapter 1: Q13. (page 12)

BOOKS Akira bought one new book for \(20 and three used books for \)4.95 each. Write and evaluate an expression to find how much money the books cost.

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The expression is x+3yand total cost of the books is $34.85.

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01

Step 1. Defining the variable.

Let $x be the cost of 1 new book.

And $y be the cost of 1 old book.

Thus, 1 new book and 3 used books cost $x+3y

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Step 2. Example of finding total cost.

If $5 be the cost of one book, then the total cost of 10 books will be

$ (5×10)= $ 50

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Step 3. Finding the total cost.

The cost of one new book bought by Akira is $20

And the cost of one used book by Akira is $4.95

Thus, the cost of all books is given by,

x+3y=$20+3×$4.95=$34.85

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