Question

Sara had 88 dollars to spend on 8 books. After buying them she had 16 dollars. How much did each book cost?

Answer 1

88-16=72/8= 9$ /= division ANSWER each book is 9$

Answer 2

Answer

$9

first take $88 and subtract what you have left which is $16,

88-16 = 72

Now take 72 and divide by number of books bought which was 8

72/8 = 9

So each book cost $9