Adam spends $14.30 on 2 stickers and 3 beads.
A sticker costs 5 times as much as 1 bead.
- How much does 1 sticker cost?
- How much do 5 stickers cost?
- How much do a bead and 5 stickers cost?
- How much does 1 bead cost less than 5 stickers?
(a)
Let the cheaper item be 1 u.
Cost of 1 bead = 1 u
Cost of 1 sticker = 5 u
Cost of 2 stickers = 2 x 5 u = 10 u
Cost of 3 beads = 3 x 1 u = 3 u
Total cost of 2 stickers and 3 beads
= 10 u + 3 u
= 13 u
13 u = 14.30
1 u = 14.30 ÷ 13 = 1.10
Cost of 1 sticker
= 5 u
= 5 x 1.10
= $5.50
(b)
Cost of 5 stickers
= 5 x 5.50
= $27.50
(c)
Cost of 1 bead and 5 stickers
= 1.10 + 27.50
= $28.60
(d)
Cost of 1 bead less than 5 stickers
= 27.50 - 1.10
= $26.40
Answer(s): (a) $5.50; (b) $27.50; (c) $28.60; (d) $26.40