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Miguel and three of his friends went to the movies. They originally had a total of $40. Each boy had the same amount of money and spent $7.50 on a ticket. How much money did each boy have left after buying his ticket?

Write and solve an equation that represents the situation.

User M M
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Answer:

8 dollars and 12 cent

Explanation:

they all started with 10 dollars and in total spent 7.50 and ill leave you to do the rest of the math

User Andrei Rantsevich
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Answer:

$2.10

Explanation:

$40 4 people $40 divided by 4 is $10 $10-$7.50 so they have $2.10 left each.

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