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You and your friend get the same magazine. You spend $15 for twelve issues. Your

friend pays $1.50 per issue but gets the first two issues free. How many issues will your
friend get if he also spends $15?

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Answer:

10 issues

Explanation:

If my friend gets the first 2 issues free, then the remaining issues will be (12-2) = 10 issues .

for 12 issues my friend paid,

1 issue = $1.5

10 issues = 10 × $1.5 = $15

So, it matched which the question, which is $15 spent by my friend.

Answer = 10 issues

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