Mrs Valen paid a total of $50 for 2
p markers and 8 notebooks. Each marker cost $2.
- Express the cost of 1 notebook in terms of p.
- If p = 6, how much did each notebook cost?
(a)
Total amount spent on 2
p markers
= 2
p x 2
= $4
p Total amount spent on 8 notebooks = $(50 - 4
p)
Total amount spent on 1 notebook = $(
50 - 4p8)
(b)
Price of each notebook if
p = 6
= (50 - 4 x 6) ÷ 8
= (50 - 24) ÷ 8
= 26 ÷ 8
= $3.25
Answer(s): (a) $(
50 - 4p8) or $
50 - 4p8; (b) $3.25