A group of 5 friends spent a total of $18 on a bottle of juice and a package of dried fruit for each of them each juice cost $ 1.25 each package of dried fruit cost the same amount what was the cost of each package of dried fruit?

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Aden

10 November, 09:43

A group of 5 friends spent a total of $18 on a bottle of juice and a package of dried fruit for each of them each juice cost $ 1.25 each package of dried fruit cost the same amount what was the cost of each package of dried fruit?

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Darius · Answer 1

1. Figure out how much each of the 5 friends spent; assume it's 1/5 of the total, or $18/5, or $3.60 each.

2. Subtract the cost of 1 package of juice from this $3.60. Your result is the cost of a package of dried fruit.