Problema Solution
A box of 8 cereal bars is on sale for $2.96. How much does each cereal bars cost? (let c = the cost of each cereal bar).
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let c = the cost of one cereal bar
the cost of 8 cereal bars will be: 8x
since we know that the box of 8 cereal bars costs $2.96 we can write
8x = 2.96
by solving the equation we find
x = $0.37
x = 37 c
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each cereal bar costs 37 cents.