Let x be the number of books to start.
x + 69678 - 430 = 5x
4x = 69248
You solve it from here.
Jeff D.
asked 10/21/20In 2013, a State Library received a three-year grant to add 69,678 books to their collection. During a used book sale, the library sold 430 books. If the collection now is ve times more than the original number of books, how many books did the library hold before it received the grant?
Let x be the number of books to start.
x + 69678 - 430 = 5x
4x = 69248
You solve it from here.
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