Solve the Problem. -The Paperback Trader Is a Book Store That Takes in That

question 266

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The Paperback Trader is a book store that takes in used paperbacks for 20% of their cover price and sellsthem for 50% of their cover price. Pat brings in a stack of 17 paperback books to trade and gets $13.73credit. Some of the books had a cover price of $5.98, the rest $2.98. She wants to get some Tom Clancybooks having a cover price of $5.98. How many $5.98 books did she bring in and how many Clancy bookscan she get without paying any additional cash?

• A)6 $5.98 books, 4 Clancy books
• B)11 $5.98 books, 2 Clancy books
• C)6 $5.98 books, 5 Clancy books
• D)6 $5.98 books, 2 Clancy books

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