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Molly earns a rebate each month on her movie tickets and books. She earns $0.25 for each movie ticket and $2 for each book. Last month molly purchased 4 movie tickets and earned $17. How many books did molly purchase last month?

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mhanifa

Answer:

8 books

Step-by-step explanation:

Earning for each ticket is $0.25 and for each book is $2

If total earning for 4 tickets and x books is $17, then the equation is:

  • 0.25*4 + 2x = 17
  • 1 + 2x = 17
  • 2x = 16
  • x = 16/2
  • x = 8

So Molly purchased 8 books

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