SOLUTION: Of each dollar spent on textbooks at college bookstores, 23.2 cents goes to the college store for profit, store operations, and personnel. On average, a college student spends $501

SOLUTION: Of each dollar spent on textbooks at college bookstores, 23.2 cents goes to the college store for profit, store operations, and personnel. On average, a college student spends $501

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Question 363285: Of each dollar spent on textbooks at college bookstores, 23.2 cents goes to the college store for profit, store operations, and personnel. On average, a college student spends $501 per year for textbooks. How much of this expenditure goes to the college store?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
501*0.232=116.23
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