When Sharon began shopping this morning, she had $40.00. She purchased five paperback books and had lunch. The books were all the same price, and lunch cost $3.25. She now has $7.00 left over. What was the price of each of the books?
Solution: $ 40 ( total amount) - $ 3.25 (lunch cost) = $ 36.75
$ 36.75 - $ 7.00 ( money left) = $ 29.75
She spent $ 29.75 on five books, so to get the price of each book, [ simply divide 29.75 by 5:
29.75 / 5 = 5.95
Therefore price of each book is 5.95 dollars. ]
Asked 11/28/2021 4:46:15 AM
Updated 12/13/2023 7:15:38 PM
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