Problem:
A scout troop buys candy bars at a price of five for . They sell all the candy bars at a price of two for . What was their profit, in dollars?
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Solution:
The scouts bought groups of candy bars at a total cost of dollars. They sold groups of candy bars for a total of dollars. Their profit was .
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