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A grocery store sells a bag of 5 avocados for $4. What is the unit cost of each avocado?

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Answer:

80 cents

Explanation:

The bag is filled with 5 avocados, and they are a package as $4.

Each avocado will be the cost of the total / the amount:

4.00/5 = x

4/5=x

(4*20) / (5*20) =x

80/100 = x

80 cents

User Max Ogden
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5x4 = 20
So the avocados would be $20
User Bob Snyder
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