a collection of books went on sale , and 2 / 3 of them were sold for $ 3.50 each . if none of the 36 remaining books were sold , what was the total amount received for the books that were sold ?
"since 2 / 3 of the books in the collection were sold , 1 / 3 were not sold . the 36 unsold books represent 1 / 3 of the total number of books in the collection , and 2 / 3 of the total number of books equals 2 ( 36 ) or 72 . the total proceeds of the sale was 72 ( $ 3.50 ) or $ 252 . the best answer is therefore a . answer : a ."
multiply(const_2.0, divide(multiply(36, divide(2, 3)), divide(const_1, 3)))