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ISEE Middle Level
Quantitative Reasoning

Bookstore Prices: Finding the Textbook Cost

Medium Word Problems Algebraic Reasoning

In a bookstore, the price of a novel is $p$ dollars, and the price of a textbook is $t$ dollars. If Sarah buys 3 novels and 2 textbooks, she spends a total of $50. If her friend buys 2 novels and 4 textbooks, they spend a total of $60. What is the price of a textbook?

Given the following equations based on the purchases:

1) $$3p + 2t = 50$$

2) $$2p + 4t = 60$$

Find the value of $t$.

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