Let's break down the problem:

1. On Monday, the bookshop sold five copies of the new travel book. This means they had five less books than they started with.

2. They also took delivery of two more boxes, each with t books in it. This means they added 2t books to their stock.

3. On Tuesday morning, they had six full boxes plus two spare books. This means they had 6t + 2 books in total.

We can set up the equation to represent the situation:

(Initial number of books - 5 sold books + 2t new books) = 6t + 2 books on Tuesday

Let's solve for the initial number of books:

Initial number of books = (6t + 2) + 5 - 2t

Initial number of books = 4t + 7

So, the bookshop started the week with 4t + 7 books.

Question

Let's break down the problem:

1. On Monday, the bookshop sold five copies of the new travel book. This means they had five less books than they started with.

2. They also took delivery of two more boxes, each with t books in it. This means they added 2t books to their stock.

3. On Tuesday morning, they had six full boxes plus two spare books. This means they had 6t + 2 books in total.

We can set up the equation to represent the situation:

(Initial number of books - 5 sold books + 2t new books) = 6t + 2 books on Tuesday

Let's solve for the initial number of books:

Initial number of books = (6t + 2) + 5 - 2t

Initial number of books = 4t + 7

So, the bookshop started the week with 4t + 7 books.

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