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138 trash bags cost $16.50 what is the cost of one bag?

User Calbertts
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Each bag costs $8.30 each since 138/16.50 is around $8.30
User Pushan Gupta
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Hi!

We must use division to solve this question:

138 ÷ 16.50 = 8.36 (Repeating decimal).

The cost of one bag is $8.36.
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