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

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