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5. There are x dictionaries in a bookstore. After 1/8 of them were purchased, 10 more dictionaries were shipped in bringing the total number of dictionaries to 52. What is the value of x?
11 years ago

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Steve
after 1/8 were purchased, 7/8 were left. So, now we have

7/8 x + 10 = 52
7/8 x = 42
x = 48
11 years ago

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