Bruce bought two books. One book cost $4.00 more than three times the other. Toghter, the two books cost him 72

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Joel Ayers

15 October, 06:51

Bruce bought two books. One book cost $4.00 more than three times the other. Toghter, the two books cost him 72

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Alexandria Gilbert · Answer 1

I think you would divide 72 by 3 to get 24i think you would divide 72 by 3 to get 24 then subtract 4 from 24 to get 20.

Therefore 1 book cost $20 and the other cost $52. I may be wrong though.