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Mark bought 3 shirts at a clothing store. If he paid a total of $15.00 for 2 shirts and the arithmetic mean cost of the 3 shirts was $8.00, how much did mark pay for the third shirt ?

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Answer:

from what I know he paid.$ 22.50

Step-by-step explanation

2 shirts cost $ 15.00

what about one shirt $ 1500

2

one shirt costs $750

what about 3 shirts $750x3= $2250

total was $ 2250 so he paid $750 since one shirt costs $750

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