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Jack brought a lunch box for $8 and 7 forks. He spent a total of $105. How much did each fork cost?

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Answer: About $13.86

Step-by-step explanation: To find how much the cost of the forks is, we need to subtract the value of the lunch box from the total cost, because we don't need to find the value of the lunch box. So:

105 - 8 = 97

So, now since he bought 7 forks, we need to divide 7 by 97. So:

97 / 7 = 13.857142857142858

So, we need to round to the nearest cent. So, the 7 is greater than 5, so we round up. So, we have $13.86 each. So, check, we do:

13.86(7) + 8

97.02 + 8

= 105.02

This is the closest he can buy for each fork is ABOUT $13.86. I hope this helps ;)

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User Amit Vyas
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Answer:

13.85$

Explanation:

105$-8$=97$

97$/7$=13.85$

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User Medic
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