Homework Help: Math, Please help :/

Posted by Amanda on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 10:34pm.

Kyle had 36 books in his locker. Some were library books, some were textbooks, and the rest were telephone books. The number of library books and telephone books combined equals 3 times the number of library books.How many of each type of book were in Kyle's locker?

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Math, Please help :/ - Jen, Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 10:53pm
You typed something wrong. Please fix your third sentences.
Math, Please help :/ - Amanda, Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 11:06pm
oops. my bad. It should say -The number of textbooks and telephone books combined equals 3 times the number of library books.
Math, Please help :/ - Reiny, Friday, November 12, 2010 at 7:18am
This same question has appeared several times,
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