When Sharon began shopping this morning, she had $40.00.She purchased five paper

Question

When Sharon began shopping this morning, she had $40.00.She purchased five paperback books and had lunch. The books wereall the same price, and lunch cost $3.25. She now has $7.00 leftover. What was the price of each of the books? (a) $5.95                             (c) $ 8.75 (b) $6.60                             (d) $ 7.35 When Sharon began shopping this morning, she had $40.00.She purchased five paperback books and had lunch. The books wereall the same price, and lunch cost $3.25. She now has $7.00 leftover. What was the price of each of the books? (a) $5.95                             (c) $ 8.75 (b) $6.60                             (d) $ 7.35

Explanation / Answer

The question can be modeled as: 40-(5x+3.25)=7 Where 40 is the money she started with, 5x+3.25 is the total costof her 5 books and lunch, and 7 is the money she had leftover. So we solve: 40-(5x+3.25)=7 -(5x+3.25)=-33 (we take out the negative signs on both sides) 5x+3.25=33 5x=29.75 x=5.95 Each book costs $5.95, so a). I hope this helps.

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse W
• Subjects

---

---

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.