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                                                                                                                                                     Ms. Palumbo ordered a certain number of coloring books for her coloring club. The cost of the coloring books, including $3.99 shipping, was $77.49. Each coloring book cost $12.25. There was no sales tax on this purchase. Write and equation could be used to find the amount of coloring books Ms. Palumbo ordered?

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Write and Equation
Solve the equation:




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6 Books

$77.49 is the Total.
$3.99 is the Shipping.
$12.25 is the cost of each individual book.

First find the difference between the total and the shipping.

$77.49 - $3.99 = $73.50

Then divide the product with the cost of each book.

$73.50 ÷ $12.25 = 6 Books