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PLEASE HELP Ms. Bennett has $47 in her wallet. She buys 3 hotdogs for her children and now has $36.50 left in her wallet. Write and solve an equation to find the cost of one hotdog.

User Moghwan
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£3.50 would be the cost of one hotdog
User Smerlung
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Explanation:

  1. 47.00 - 36.50 = 10.50
  2. 10.50 / 3 = 3.50
  3. answer= $3.50

to make sure:

3.50 × 3 = 10.50

10.50 + 36.50 = $47

User Arbaz Irshad
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