Answer: Price of Math Textbook= $42.5, Price of the Novel= $11.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x = price of the Novel.
Price of Math Textbook = 8+3x
As per given , we have
Price of Math Textbook + Price of the Novel = $54
⇒ 8+3x+x = 54
⇒ 8+4x=54
⇒ 4x = 46 [subtract 8 from both sides]
⇒ x = 11.5
Price of Math Textbook = 8+3(11.5) = 8+34.5= $42.5
Hence, Price of Math Textbook= $42.5, Price of the Novel= $11.5
