Liam bought a comic book and had $5 left. if he had a total of $8 walking into the store, how much did he spend on the comic book?
liam used the equation 5x=8 to model the problem. he said that x represents the amount of money he spent. liam said that the solution, x=1.6, means that he spent $1.60. is he correct? why or why not? if he is incorrect find the correct answer showing your work.
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Liam spent $3 on the book.

Step-by-step explanation:

Liam bought a comic book and had $5 left.

He had a total of $8 walking into the store, so he spent dollars on the comic book.

Liam used the equation 5x=8 to model the problem.

This is wrong. The correct form would have been or where x represents the amount of money he spent.

Hence, Liam spent $3 on the book.

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