Mrs. Longchamp spent exactly $224 when she bought 28 more books for the library. She spent $96 on non - fiction books and $128 on fantasy books. The price of each non fiction was the same as the price of each fantasy book. How many of each did she buy?

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German Francis

26 March, 15:50

Mrs. Longchamp spent exactly $224 when she bought 28 more books for the library. She spent $96 on non - fiction books and $128 on fantasy books. The price of each non fiction was the same as the price of each fantasy book. How many of each did she buy?

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Nikolas Best · Answer 1

Mrs. Longchamp bought 12 non-fiction books and 16 fantasy books.

Given:

Total cost = 224

Total # of books = 28

cost of non-fiction = $96

cost of fantasy = $128

Each book has the same price. So,

$224/28 = $8 per book

Non-fiction books = $96/$8 = 12 books bought

Fantasy books = $128/$8 = 16 books bought.