Question

Fourteen boxes of candles were sold for $91.00. Each box contains 5 candles. What is the cost of 1 candle?

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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

⠀⠀⌬ Total Boxes = 14

⠀⠀⌬ Each Box containing = 5

⠀⠀⌬ Total were sold at = $ 91.00

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$\underline{\bigstar\:\textsf{According to the given Question :}}$

$:\implies\sf 1\:Candle=\dfrac{Total\:Amount}{Total\:Candles}\\\\\\:\implies\sf 1\:Candle=\dfrac{\ \:91}{Boxes \times Each\:Containing}\\\\\\:\implies\sf 1\:Candle=\dfrac{\ \:91}{14 \times 5}\\\\\\:\implies\sf 1\:Candle=\dfrac{\ \:91}{7 \times 2 \times 5}\\\\\\:\implies\sf 1\:Candle=\dfrac{\ \:91}{7 \times 10}\\\\\\:\implies\sf 1\:Candle=\dfrac{\ \:13}{10}\\\\\\:\implies\underline{\boxed{\sf 1\:Candle=\ \:1.30}}$

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$\therefore\:\underline{\textsf{Hence, Cost of 1 candle is A) \textbf{\ 1.30}}}.$