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Kathy sells encyclopedias and earns $40 for each set she sells. How many sets did she sell if she earned $600 last week?

User Iavr
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Answer:

15

Explanation:

This is basically 600/40

600/40 = 15

User William Z
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Answer:

15

Explanation:

Given:

Kathy sells encyclopedias and earns $40 for each set she sells.

To Find:

How many sets did she sell if she earned $600 last week?

Solve:

Since kathy sells encyclopedias and earns $40 for each set she sells.

And if kathy total is $600

then we do

$600 divide by $40

600/40 = 15

Hence, she sold 15 sets last week.

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