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celeste wants to have her hair cut and permed and also go to lunch she knows she will need 77$. the perm costs twice as much as the haircut and she needs 5$ for lunch

how much does the perm cost?

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Answer: perm will cost $48

Explanation:

Let x be cost of haircut

So perm will cost her 2x

So

x + 2x + 5 = 77

3x = 72

x = 24

Perm will cost 2x24 = 48

User Kiril  Mytsykov
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