The library
A certain number of people agreed to contribute equally to buy books worth $12000 for a school library. Five people pulled out, so others agreed to contribute an extra $100 each. Their contribution enabled them to buy books worth $ 2000 more than they originally expected. Write down:
a) an expression of how much each was originally to contribute.
b) two distinct expressions of how much each contributed after the five pulled out.
c) Calculate the value of x
Your answer:
a) an expression of how much each was originally to contribute.
b) two distinct expressions of how much each contributed after the five pulled out.
c) Calculate the value of x
Your answer:
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