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Clark went to Mariano’s with $14. He bought 6 Milky Ways and left the store with $5. Write and solve an equation to find the price of each Milky Way.

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Answer:

6x - 14= 5

Step by Step

Let the cost of one milky way be 'x'

Given -

Initial Amount of money= $14

Final Amount of money= $5

Number of Milky Way= 6

Cost of 6 Milky Ways = 6x

Answer-

6x -14= 5

6x = 5+14

6x = 19

x =$3.1

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