Adam spends $14.30 on 3 beads and 4 stickers.
A bead costs 3 times as much as 1 sticker.
- How much does 1 bead cost?
- How much do 5 beads cost?
- How much do a sticker and 5 beads cost?
- How much does 1 sticker cost less than 5 beads?
(a)
Let the cheaper item be 1 u.
Cost of 1 sticker = 1 u
Cost of 1 bead = 3 u
Cost of 3 beads = 3 x 3 u = 9 u
Cost of 4 stickers = 4 x 1 u = 4 u
Total cost of 3 beads and 4 stickers
= 9 u + 4 u
= 13 u
13 u = 14.30
1 u = 14.30 ÷ 13 = 1.10
Cost of 1 bead
= 3 u
= 3 x 1.10
= $3.30
(b)
Cost of 5 beads
= 5 x 3.30
= $16.50
(c)
Cost of 1 sticker and 5 beads
= 1.10 + 16.50
= $17.60
(d)
Cost of 1 sticker less than 5 beads
= 16.50 - 1.10
= $15.40
Answer(s): (a) $3.30; (b) $16.50; (c) $17.60; (d) $15.40