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Kelly has a checking account at a local bank your bank charges five dollars a month to maintain a checking account plus a 0.25 fee for each check Kelly wait last month Kelly paid a total of $7.50 in checking account fees how many checks did Kelly write last month 

User Gokul N K
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10 checks because u subtract 5 from 7.25 then get 2.25 and convert that in to 25 cents each so 25 (1) 50 (2) 75 (3) 1.00 (4) 1.25 (5) 1.50 (6) 1.75 (7) 2.00 (8) 2.25 (9) 2.50 (10) then to check it add 2.50 to the monthly fee of $5.00 to 2.50 and get 7.50
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