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Dave has $15 to spend on an 8$ book and two birthday cards (c) for his friends how much can he spend on each card if he buys the same card for each friend

User Drew Baker
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15-8=7
7/2=3.5
So he can only spend up the $3.50 on each card.
User Aram Aslanyan
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8 + 2c = 15 and solve from there
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