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A book costs $1 plus half its price. How much does it cost?

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A book costs $1 plus half its price. How much does it cost?
posted Jan 6, 2021 by Dilbagh

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$2


x = 1 + x/2
x/2 = 1
x = 2
Book cost $2

answer Jan 7, 2021 by Hanifa Mammadov



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