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You buy candy bars at 85 cents each plus one newspaper for 60 cents. You can spend no more than $4. How many candy bars can you buy? answer

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Answer:

4

Explanation:

Well first you want to take 0.60 from the total amount which is $4 leaving you with $3.40

then you want to divide the remaining amount of money by the cost of a candy bar ($0.85)

So you do 3.40/0.85 which is equal to 4

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