Writing Tammy bought some books. She spent a total of $45 after a discount of S6 off of her total purchase. Each book cost $3. How many books did she buy?
(a) Write an equation that could be used to answer the question above.
First, choose the appropriate form. Then, fill in the blanks with the
numbers 45, 6, and 3. Let b represent the number of books.
X
5
o 16+ = 0
(b) Solve the equation in part (a) to find the number of books.
b = 0