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L.B. Johnson Middle School held a track and field event during the school year. The chess club sold various drink and snack items for the participants and the audience. Altogether, they sold 486 items that totaled $2,673.a. If the chess club sold each item for the same price, calculate the price of each item.b. Explain the value of each digit in your answer to 1(a) using place value terms.

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Answer:a.$5.5b.Place value of 5 on the left side of decimal=5Place value of 5 on right side of decimal=[tex]\frac{5}{10}[/tex]Step-by-step explanation:We are given that L.B Johnson middle school held a track and field event during the school year.The chess club sold items=486Total price of sold items=$2673a.We have to find the price of each item if the price of each item same.Price of each item=[tex]\frac{2673}{486}=$5.5[/tex]Hence, price of each item=$5.5b.We have to explain the value of each digit in given answer (a).Place of 5 on the left side of decimal=onesPlace value of 5 on the left side of decimal=5Place of 5 on the right side of decimal=tenthPlace value of 5 on right side of decimal=[tex]\frac{5}{10}[/tex]