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Check out this Math question ... .

 
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Check out this Math question ... .
by MW Chan - Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 8:08 AM
 

Hi all, 

Got this from a friend: 

Child has $x. He needs $16 more to buy 4 books. If he buys only 2 books, he will have $2 extra.

a)How much does 1 notebook cost?

b)How much money did the child had to begin with?

Can this be solved without using algebra? :)

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Re: Check out this Math question ... .
by MW Chan - Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 1:51 PM
 

Math solution.