SOLUTION: Linear Equation Problem Cookies are on sale! Today each cookie costs $0.75 less than the normal price. Right now if you buy 7 of them it will only cost you $2.80! (c is the varia

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Question 987886: Linear Equation Problem
Cookies are on sale! Today each cookie costs $0.75 less than the normal price. Right now if you buy 7 of them it will only cost you $2.80! (c is the variable for cookies)
Write an equation to determine the normal price of each cookie:
Find the normal price of each cookie:

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the normal price of 1 cookie
in cents
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Today's price for 1 cookie:
cents
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The price of 7 cookies today:
cents
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( in terms of cents )


cents
The normal price of 1 cookie is $1.15
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check:



OK

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