SOLUTION: Chole has $200. She bought 8 plates, some bowls and cups. She paid $128 for the bowls and cups and had $8 left. How much did she pay for each plate?
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Question 1205294: Chole has $200. She bought 8 plates, some bowls and cups. She paid $128 for the bowls and cups and had $8 left. How much did she pay for each plate? Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):
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Chole hadinitially $200. She bought 8 plates, some bowls and cups.
She paid $128 for the bowls and cups and had $8 left.
How much did she pay for each plate?
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For all 8 plates, Chole paid 200 - 128 - 8 = 64 dollars.
Hence for each of 8 plates she paid 1/8 of 64 dollars, or 8 dollars.
ANSWER. The price of plates is 8 dollars for each.
