SOLUTION: you paid $11.50 for a bowl of ice cream at a local ice cream shop. If it costs$5 for a bowl of ice cream and .50 per topping, how many toppings did you get?

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Question 1188614: you paid $11.50 for a bowl of ice cream at a local ice cream shop. If it costs$5 for a bowl of ice cream and .50 per topping, how many toppings did you get?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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t number of topings at $0.50 each

5%2B0.5t=11.50
0.5t=11.5-5
t=2%2811.5-5%29
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