Question
One notebook costs $r while one magazine costs 50¢ less than the notebook.
  1. What is the cost of 3 notebooks and 1 magazine? Express your answer in terms of r in its simplest form. 
  2. Valen wants to buy 3 notebooks and 1 magazine but is short of 30 cents. If the magazine costs $2.60, how much money does Valen have in dollars?
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One notebook costs $r while one magazine costs 50¢ less than the notebook.
  1. What is the cost of 3 notebooks and 1 magazine? Express your answer in terms of r in its simplest form. 
  2. Valen wants to buy 3 notebooks and 1 magazine but is short of 30 cents. If the magazine costs $2.60, how much money does Valen have in dollars?