Gia got some books from the library yesterday. she got five books after returning three. gia now has six books. how many library books did gia begin with?

Gia started with 4 books.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Gia got B books from the library yesterday.

She got five books after returning three, so the expression for the books will be (B - 3 + 5).

Gia now has number of books = 6

Therefore, The equation will be

(B - 3 + 5) = 6

B + 2 = 6

B + 2 - 2 = 6 - 2

B = 4 Books

Therefore, Gia started with 4 books.

answer:

it will cost 480 dollars to refurbish the larger wood floor

step-by-step explanation:

as it's a ratio of 4 that costs 384 dollars, divide the price by the ratio

384 / 4 = 96 dollars

96 dollars per unit of the ratio

now to get the price to refurbish the larger wood floor, times the price by the units

96 * 5 = 480

rick would give her the best deal as he will charge $8.88 per hour