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For every 2 books that Tom buys, he can buy 3 magazines. If he pays $60 fo 4 books and 4 magazines, how much does he have to pay for each book?​

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jaseelk92

Answer:

Price of book is [tex]9\$[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the price of book be [tex]x[/tex] and price of magazine be [tex]y[/tex]

We have

[tex]2x=3y[/tex]

We also have

[tex]4x+4y=60[/tex]

[tex]2\times 2x+4y=60\\\\2\times3y+4y=60\\\\10y=60\\\\y=6\\\\2x=3\times6\\\\x=9\$[/tex]

Price of book is [tex]9\$[/tex]

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