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Miss Ong bought some highlighters. Each highlighter costs $2. For every 3 highlighters bought, one was given free. If she had spent $92, how many highlighters did she buy altogether?

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Answer:

She bought 46 highlighters and was given 15 for free

Explanation:

Divide 92 by 2, which gives you 46

46 is the number of ens you bought

next Divide 46 by 3 to calculate how many she was given for free

46 ÷ 3 = 15.333

you will round down which gives you 15.

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