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mr richey bought 20 organizer books and 20 staplers for students. each stapler costs 3$. mr richey spent in total of 200$ for the organizer books and staplers. what is the cost, in dollars of 1$ organizer book

User Droo
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$7 because if it were to be three for each it would only make sense of $7
User Jun
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Answer: $7

Step-by-step explanation: if a stapler cost $3, then 20staplers will cost $60

Amount left will be $200-60=$140

Cost of one organiser will be $140/20

That will be $7

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