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A baseball set costs $50 in total.
The baseball bat costs $49 more than the ball.
How much do they each cost?
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The Answer is $0.50 for the ball and $49.50 for the bat.
Many people think it’s $1 for the ball and $49 for the bat but if the bat costs $49 more than the ball so if the ball costs $1 the bat will cost $50 on its own.
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The Solution
Here is how we can break it down: 7(7-2x 3) =?
1- First of all, we need to start with solving the multiplication in brackets 7 (7-6)
2- Then you solve the equation within the brackets 7 (1)
3- Now you can continue with solving the multiplication: 7 x 1 =
4- Now you have the solution to the equation: It’s 7
