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When ringing up a customer, a cashier needs 7 seconds to process the payment as well as 5 seconds to scan each item being purchased. If it takes 47 seconds to ring up a customer, how many items are being purchased?

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I Think 8 Things Are Being Scanned.
8 x 5 = 40 + 7 (Processing) = 47 Seconds
User Jezen Thomas
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i think 4 bc 7+5= 12 and 47/12= 3.91 sonic you round up it’s 4 items. lmk if this is right please
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