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Monday, October 24, 2011
P5 Average, (P6 Algebra?)
Let the original number of books be 1u.
$8 x 1u + $32 = $12 x ( 1u + 1 )
$8u + $32 = $12u + $12
$32 - $12 = $12u - $8u
$20 = $4u
1u = $20 / $4 = 5
Number of books now = 5+1 =
6
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