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20 July, 02:57

A discount book store sells hardcover books for $8 each and paperbacks for $4 each. The number of hardcover books, h, sold one day was 2 more than four times the number of paperback books, p, sold that same day. The total amount of sales for that day was $160. Jean-Paul wrote the following system of linear equations to find the number of each type of book sold.

8 h + 4 p = 160. p = 4 h + 2.

What is Jean-Paul's error?

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  1. 20 July, 04:33
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    paperbacks (p) for $4 and hardbacks (h) for $ 8 ... totaling 160

    8h + 4p = 160 ... he got this one right

    hardcover (h) = 2 more then 4 times the number of paperbacks (p)

    h = 4p + 2

    his mistake:

    he put p = 4h + 2 ... meaning paperbacks = 2 more then 4 times the hardcover (h)
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