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You had $23.70 to spend on two raffle tickets. After buying them you had $17.90. How much did each raffle ticket cost? Each raffle ticket cost $ _________

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Answer:

$2.90

Explanation:

Start off by figuring out how much overall was spent. In this case, it's $5.80.

Then split it in half, and you get $2.90.

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Answer:

The answer would be each ticket costs $2.90.

Explanation:

Take $23.70 minus $17.90 you end up with $5.80, It states you bought 2 tickets so you divide $5.80 by 2 and end up with each ticket cost $2.90.

Hope this helps!

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