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Margie bought <math> 3 </math> apples at a cost of <math> 50 </math> cents per apple. She paid with a 5-dollar bill. How much change did Margie receive? | Margie bought <math> 3 </math> apples at a cost of <math> 50 </math> cents per apple. She paid with a 5-dollar bill. How much change did Margie receive? | ||
− | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ \textdollar 1.50 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \textdollar 2.00 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \textdollar 2.50 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \textdollar 3.00 \qquad \textbf{( | + | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ \textdollar 1.50 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \textdollar 2.00 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \textdollar 2.50 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \textdollar 3.00 \qquad \textbf{(?)}\ \textdollar 3.50</math> |
==Solution== | ==Solution== |
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Problem
Margie bought apples at a cost of cents per apple. She paid with a 5-dollar bill. How much change did Margie receive?
Solution
cents is equivalent to Then the three apples cost The change Margie receives is
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