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Joy bought some granola from the bulk bins at the grocery store. Emilio bought one-third as much granola as Joy, but he also spent $4.41 on milk and $6.17 on fresh berries. Joy and Emilio ended up spending the same amount of money.How much did Joy spend on granola?$Submit

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Joy bought some granola from the bulk bins at the grocery store. Emilio bought one-third as much granola as Joy, but he also spent 4.41onmilkand4.41 on milk and 6.17 on fresh berries. Joy and Emilio ended up spending the same amount of money.How much did Joy spend on granola?$Submit

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Let's denote the amount of money Joy spent on granola as J.

Since Emilio bought one-third as much granola as Joy, he spent J/3 on granola.

Emilio also spent 4.41onmilkand4.41 on milk and 6.17 on fresh berries, so his total spending is J/3 + 4.41+4.41 + 6.17.

Given that Joy and Emilio spent the same amount of money, we can set up the following equation:

J = J/3 + 4.41+4.41 + 6.17

To solve for J, we first combine the numbers on the right side of the equation:

J = J/3 + $10.58

Next, we subtract J/3 from both sides of the equation to isolate J on one side:

J - J/3 = $10.58

This simplifies to 2J/3 = $10.58

Finally, we multiply both sides of the equation by 3/2 to solve for J:

J = 10.583/2=10.58 * 3/2 = 15.87

So, Joy spent $15.87 on granola.

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