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Sara had 88 dollars to spend on 8 books. After buying them she had 16 dollars. How much did each book cost?

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$9

first take $88 and subtract what you have left which is $16,

88-16 = 72

Now take 72 and divide by number of books bought which was 8

72/8 = 9

So each book cost $9

User Chris Albert
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88-16=72/8= 9$ /= division ANSWER each book is 9$
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