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Bliss is collecting money for a fundraiser. She starts with a $2 bronze star donation from her parents, then receives 3 equal silver star donations from her neighbors. If she ends with $18, how much money does she receive from a silver star donor?

User Amustill
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Answer: $5.33

Explanation:

Bliss was able to collect $18 in total.

Out of this total, she received a $2.00 bronze star donation and the rest were 3 Silver star donations.

This means that the 3 equal silver star donations added up to:

= 18 - 2

= $16.00

This means that each silver star donation was:

= Amount in total / Number of silver stars

= 16 / 3

= $5.33

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