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Carlos had $41 when he went to a bookstore. He had $10 left after buying some books. Which equation can be used to find a, the amount Carlos spent on books? A 41 + a = 10 B 10 - a = 41 C 41 - a = 10 (D) a - 10 = 41

          Carlos had $41 when he went to a bookstore. He had $10 left after buying some books. Which equation can be used to find a, the amount Carlos spent on books? A 41 + a = 10 B 10 - a = 41 C 41 - a = 10 (D) a - 10 = 41
        

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Carlos had $41 when he went to a bookstore. He had $10 left after buying some books. Which equation can be used to find a, the amount Carlos spent on books? A 41 + a = 10 B 10 - a = 41 C 41 - a = 10 (D) a - 10 = 41
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00:01 After buying 10 books, she had $8 .30 left.
00:06 If each book costs the same, let b be the cost of each book and write an algebraic equation that represents the situation.
00:14 So she had $120 to spend on books, and then she spent $10 for each book, and she has $8 .30 left.
00:29 So here's the algebraic equation...
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