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Which statement about the cost per light bulb is true?A hardware store sells a pack of 4 specialty light bulbs for $20. A grocery store sells a pack of 6 of the same specialty light bulbs for $24A. The hardware store charges $0.05 less per lightbulbB. The grocery store charges $0.05 less per lightbulbC. The hardware store charges $1 less per light bulb than the grocery storeD. The grocery store charges 1$ less per lightbulb

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D. The grocery store charges $1 less per lightbulb.

Step-by-step explanation

To find the cost per lightbulb we have to divide the total cost of each pack by the number of lightbulbs in each pack. For the hardware store,


(20)/(4)=5

The cost per lightbulb is $5. And for the grocery store,


(24)/(6)=4

The cost per lightbulb is $4.

Hence, the grocery store charges $1 less per lightbulb than the hardware store.

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