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At the library sale, there was a $2.50 admission charge. Old paperbacks were on sale for $.25 each. If you only bought paperbacks and you spent $4.50 in all, how many paperbacks did you buy?

User Kent Bull
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$4.50 -$2.50=$2
$2 ÷ 25¢ = 8
User John Doty
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4.50-2.50=2
2 divided by .25 is 8
So 8
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