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James spent $20.16 on comic books. Each comic book cost $0.72. After he read the comic books, James sold each one for $0.20 less than he paid for it. What is the total amount of money that James received from selling his comic books? Enter your answer in the box.

User Pconrey
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Answer: the answer is 14.56

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User Migdalia
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Answer:

$14.56

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Steps to answering this question

  1. Determine the total number of comics bought. This can be done by dividing the total amount spent on comics by the unit price of a comic
  2. Determine the selling price of the comic
  3. multiply the amount of comics bought by the selling price

the total number of comics bought = total amount spent on comics / per unit price of comics

$20.16 / $0.72 = 28

selling price = 0.72 - $0.20 = $0.52

Total amount received = selling price x total comics bought

$0.52 x 28 = $14.56

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