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the campus bookshop sells exercise books and textbooks, where, the total cost of 10 exercise books and 2 textbooks is $1400.00. One also finds the total cost of 3 textbooks and 30 exercise books is $3000. Then determine the price of 1 exercise book?

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Answer:

The price of 1 exercise book is $122.45.

Step-by-step explanation:

This question is solved using a system of equations.

I am going to say that:

x is the price of one exercise book.

y is the price of one textbook.

Total cost of 10 exercise books and 2 textbooks is $1400.00.

This means that:

[tex]10x + 2y = 1400[/tex]

Since we want x:

[tex]2y = 1400 - 10x[/tex]

[tex]y = 700 - 5x[/tex]

One also finds the total cost of 3 textbooks and 30 exercise books is $3000.

This means that:

[tex]3x + 30y = 3000[/tex]

Since [tex]y = 700 - 5x[/tex]

[tex]3x + 30(700 - 5x) = 3000[/tex]

[tex]3x + 21000 - 150x = 3000[/tex]

[tex]147x = 18000[/tex]

[tex]x = \frac{18000}{147}[/tex]

[tex]x = 122.45[/tex]

The price of 1 exercise book is $122.45.