Aaron bought 16 identical bags of candy for a party. He gave the cashier $40 and was given $0.96 in change. How much did Aaron pay for one bag of candy?

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asked Oct 6, 2021 134k views

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SreekanthGS · Answer 1 · 2021-10-09T05:20:58+0000

Answer:

$2.44

Explanation:

By taking away the change, you get the total being $39.04. Dividing that by 16 gets you the cost of one bag.

16x + 0.96 = 40

x = 2.44