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I bought 7 boxes of pencils for $23.65. How much would just one box cost? What is the unit rate?

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Answer: (Around) ≈3.38

Step-by-step explanation: So, to find the unit rate, I like to set up a proportion, so it would look like this:

:
(23.65)/(7) =
(?)/(1)

Therefore, we need to divide 23.65 by 7 to find the unit rate for 1. So, when you divide 23.65 by 7, you would get 3.3785714285714286. But, we would round it to about $3.38 for 1 box. When we check but multiply 33.8 by 7, we get $23.66. It is so close.

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