Solve the problem.The Paperback Trader is a book store that takes in used paperbacks for 20% of their cover price and sells them for 50% of their cover price. Pat brings in a stack of 17 paperback books to trade and gets 
credit. Some of the books had a cover price of $5.97, the rest 
She wants to get some Tom Clancy books having a cover price of 
How many 
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A. 5 $5.97 books, 5 Clancy books
B. 5 $5.97 books, 6 Clancy books
C. 12 $5.97 books, 2 Clancy books
D. 5 $5.97 books, 2 Clancy books
Answer: A
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A. -11 B. 2 C. 11 D. 0.5
Write a quadratic equation having the given solutions.
, 
A. 8x2 + 10x + 3 = 0 B. 8x2 - 10x + 3 = 0 C. 8x2 - 3x + 10 = 0 D. 8x2 + 3x + 10 = 0
List the intercepts for the graph of the equation.4x2 + 9y2 = 36
A. (-9, 0), (0, -4), (0, 4), (9, 0) B. (-2, 0), (-3, 0), (3, 0), (2, 0) C. (-4, 0), (-9, 0), (9, 0), (4, 0) D. (-3, 0), (0, -2), (0, 2), (3, 0)
Simplify.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 