Jose bought 4 comic books and 2 nonfiction books. The 4 comic books cost him [tex]$8y$[/tex] dollars. If the cost of one nonfiction book is [tex]$(3 + 7y)$[/tex] dollars more than the cost of one comic book, find the cost of the 2 nonfiction books in terms of [tex]y[/tex].

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The total cost of the 2 nonfiction books that José bought in terms of y, where y is a variable representing the cost of the books, is 20y + 6 dollars. ;

Apollo1012 · Answer

The cost of the 2 nonfiction books José bought is 18 y + 6 dollars. This is derived from determining the cost of comic books and how nonfiction books are related in price. The calculation shows that he spends a total of $18y + 6 for the two nonfiction books. 
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Jose bought 4 comic books and 2 nonfiction books. The 4 comic books cost him [tex]$8y$[/tex] dollars. If the cost of one nonfiction book is [tex]$(3 + 7y)$[/tex] dollars more than the cost of one comic book, find the cost of the 2 nonfiction books in terms of [tex]y[/tex].

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