Question

if allison buys 4 markers and a 30 cent pencil box for a total of 2.46 how much does each marker cost

Answer 1

Let 'x' be the price of the marker. Then, given the information on the problem, we can write the following equation:

$4x+0.30=2.46$

solving for 'x', we get:

$\begin{gathered} 4x+0.30=2.46 \\ \Rightarrow4x=2.46-0.30=2.16 \\ \Rightarrow x=\frac{2.16}{4}=0.54 \\ x=0.54 \end{gathered}$

therefore, each marker costs 54 cents