spain-selectividad 2022 Q1

spain-selectividad · Other · selectividad__madrid_matematicas-II_extraordinaria 2.5 marks Simultaneous equations
On a library shelf there are essays, novels and biographies. Three out of every sixteen books on the shelf are essays. The biographies together with one third of the essays exceed the novels by two. If we removed half of the essays and one fifth of the novels, one hundred five books would remain. Calculate the number of books of each type on the shelf.
On a library shelf there are essays, novels and biographies. Three out of every sixteen books on the shelf are essays. The biographies together with one third of the essays exceed the novels by two. If we removed half of the essays and one fifth of the novels, one hundred five books would remain. Calculate the number of books of each type on the shelf.