Mia buys 10 bottles of orange juice at the corner store for a total cost of $10.10. If each bottle costs the same amount, how much is 5 bottles of juice?
Q. Mia buys 10 bottles of orange juice at the corner store for a total cost of $10.10. If each bottle costs the same amount, how much is 5 bottles of juice?
Calculate Cost per Bottle: Calculate the cost of one bottle of orange juice.To find the cost of one bottle, divide the total cost by the number of bottles.$10.10÷10=$1.01 per bottle.
Calculate Cost of 5 Bottles: Calculate the cost of 5 bottles of orange juice.Now that we know the cost of one bottle, we can find the cost of 5 bottles by multiplying the cost per bottle by 5.$1.01×5=$5.05.
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