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at the bake sale the students earned $48.76. If there were 3 students, how much did each student earn?

User ALearner
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All we need to do to answer this is divide the amount they made by 3 (the number of students).

48.75 ÷ 3 = 16.25

Check:-

16.25 × 3 = 48.75

So, each student out of the 3 get $16.25 at the bake sale.

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User Jon Gold
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Assuming each student was given equal compensation, take 48.76/3 = $16.25