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A box of 14 cookies costs $8. What is the cost of 1 cookie?

User Ram K
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Answer:

A cookie costs $4/7

Explanation:

Let's write an eqution in which X represents the cost of a cookie

14x=8

Now divide both sides by 14


x=(8)/(14)

Now simplify by 2


x=(4)/(7)

So a cookie costs $4/7

User Joseph Downing
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The answer is $1.75, im pretty sure
User Dgebert
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