Brian buys 5 cookies and 1 bottle of water. The total cost is $8.75. If the bottle of water costs $1.25, which equation can be used to determine the cost of 1 cookie?

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Dimas Pante asked Mar 17, 2022

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Brian buys 5 cookies and 1 bottle of water. The total cost is $8.75. If the bottle of water costs $1.25, which equation can be used to determine the cost of 1 cookie?

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You have to subtract $1.25 from $8.75 to get $7.50. Since he bought 5 cookies, you need to divide $7.50/5 to get $1.50. So, the cost of each cookie is $1.50

Pavitar Singh answered Mar 23, 2022

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