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Amovie ticket costs $10, and it costs an additional p dollars to buy a small popcorn. The total cost for 3 people to go to the Movie theater and each buy a popcorn is $42. How much does it cost for one person to buy a popcorn? It would cost $ for one person to buy a popcorn.​

User Octopoid
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Answer:

14

Explanation:

User Naeem Khoshnevis
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Answer:

$4

Explanation:

A movie ticket costs 10 dollars, and three people go.

10 x 3 = 30

42 - 30 = 12

The leftover money is for buying popcorn for each person.

12 / 3 = 4

So, it would cost 4 dollars for one person to buy a popcorn.

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