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A pineapple costs $4.99.Togther one banana and one pineapple cost the same as 13 bananas. What does one banana cost?

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Explanation:

A pineapple costs $4.99

Togther one banana and one pineapple cost the same as 13 banana

Let cost of banana be x

Cost of banana + cost of pineapple is equal to 13 bananas

x + 4.99 = 13x

4.99 = 13x - x

4.99 = 12x

x = 4.99/12

x = $0.42

A banana cost $0.42

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