SOLUTION: bought 3 magazines at x cent each.he gave the cashier R12,00 and received 315c change.what did each magazine cost?

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Question 1121336: bought 3 magazines at x cent each.he gave the cashier R12,00 and received 315c change.what did each magazine cost?
Found 3 solutions by Boreal, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Total cost is 12.000-315 or 11.685
Divide that by 3
R3895 each
Answer by MathTherapy(10556)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
bought 3 magazines at x cent each.he gave the cashier R12,00 and received 315c change.what did each magazine cost?
 

Answer by ikleyn(52864)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Wikipedia   

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_rand






    The rand (sign: R; code: ZAR) is the currency of South Africa. The Rand is subdivided into 100 cents (sign: "c").







I read this post in this way:






    . . . bought 3 magazines at x cent each. he gave the cashier R12.00 and received 315c change.what did each magazine cost?


          Notice my "dot" replacing your "comma" in the value.







Each magazine costs    x =  = 295 c = R 2.95.





 

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