SOLUTION: A person bought 12 cards for 30 cents. If the next day the price of the cards was 5 cents each, how much did the person save per card by buying at the earlier price?

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Question 472715: A person bought 12 cards for 30 cents. If the next day the price of the cards was 5 cents each, how much did the person save per card by buying at the earlier price?
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A person bought 12 cards for 30 cents.
If the next day the price of the cards was 5 cents each,
how much did the person save per card by buying at the earlier?
:
Today's price - original price
5 - 30%2F12 = amt saved per card
5 - 2.5 = 2.5 cents saved