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Raj paid a total of $155 to purchase 5 books from a book club. Each book cost the same amount. The total cost included a shipping and handling fee of $15. What was the price of each book?
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Raj paid a total of $155 to purchase 5 books from a book club. Each book cost the same amount. The total cost included a shipping and handling fee of $15. What was the price of each book?

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$155-$15=140
140 divided by 5 = 28

Each book cost $28
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