Question

Jorge bought a crate of floor tiles for 95.94. The crate had 6 boxes of floor tiles. Each box contained 20 floor tiles.write and solve an equation to determine the cost per box, b. Then write and solve a second equation to determine the cost per tile, t, to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

We let x be the price of each box such that the product of x and 6 will be equal to 95.94. That is,
                                         6x = 95.94
Also, we let y be the price of each tile such that the product of y and 6 and 20 will be equal to 95.94. That is,
                                         6(20)(y) = 95.94   ;  120y = 95.94