I bought 5 sodas for $6.50. What is the cost per soda?

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Lil Del
Oct 7, 2016

Each soda costs $1.30.

Explanation:

The question "What is the cost per soda?" gives you a big clue on how to arrive at the correct answer. Mathematically, the word "per" indicates division. In this problem specifically, the question tells you to divide the total cost by the number of sodas. So,
#6.50-:5 = 1.30#
Therefore, each soda costs $1.30.

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