Question

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?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Price of book is $9$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the price of book be $x$ and price of magazine be $y$

We have

$2x=3y$

We also have

$4x+4y=60$

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

Price of book is $9$