Question

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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Answer 1

You typed something wrong. Please fix your third sentences.

Answer 2

oops. my bad. It should say -The number of textbooks and telephone books combined equals 3 times the number of library books.

Answer 3

This same question has appeared several times,
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