Asked by Imtherizzler_

Quinn sold 3 of her old softball mitts at Mickey's Secondhand Thrift Mart and received the same amount of cash for each. Before she left, she spent $23 of her earnings on a used batting helmet. She had $7 remaining. What was the value of each softball mitt?

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
Let \( x \) be the amount of money Quinn received for each softball mitt. She sold 3 mitts, so her total earnings from selling the mitts is:

\[
3x
\]

After selling the mitts, she spent $23 on a batting helmet. Therefore, her total remaining amount after the purchase can be expressed as:

\[
3x - 23
\]

According to the problem, she had $7 remaining after buying the helmet. This leads to the equation:

\[
3x - 23 = 7
\]

To solve for \( x \), first add 23 to both sides of the equation:

\[
3x = 7 + 23
\]

\[
3x = 30
\]

Now, divide both sides by 3:

\[
x = \frac{30}{3}
\]

\[
x = 10
\]

Thus, the value of each softball mitt is \( \boxed{10} \).
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