Jessica ordered 4 books that each cost the same price. Her purchase cost was $96.10 and included a $3.50 shipping charge. How much did each book cost?

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Jure Triglav asked Oct 11, 2022

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Jessica ordered 4 books that each cost the same price. Her purchase cost was $96.10 and included a $3.50 shipping charge. How much did each book cost?

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Jure Triglav asked Oct 11, 2022

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First you have to minus the shipping fee from the total cost which leaves 92.6. Then divide that by 4 which is how many books she bought. 92.6 divided by 4 is 23.15. So she spent $23.15 for each book

Nathanael Marchand answered Oct 15, 2022