Adam spends $13.30 on 2 stickers and 3 marbles.
A sticker costs 2 times as much as 1 marble.
- How much does 1 sticker cost?
- How much do 3 stickers cost?
- How much do a marble and 3 stickers cost?
- How much does 1 marble cost less than 3 stickers?
(a)
Let the cheaper item be 1 u.
Cost of 1 marble = 1 u
Cost of 1 sticker = 2 u
Cost of 2 stickers = 2 x 2 u = 4 u
Cost of 3 marbles = 3 x 1 u = 3 u
Total cost of 2 stickers and 3 marbles
= 4 u + 3 u
= 7 u
7 u = 13.30
1 u = 13.30 ÷ 7 = 1.90
Cost of 1 sticker
= 2 u
= 2 x 1.90
= $3.80
(b)
Cost of 3 stickers
= 3 x 3.80
= $11.40
(c)
Cost of 1 marble and 3 stickers
= 1.90 + 11.40
= $13.30
(d)
Cost of 1 marble less than 3 stickers
= 11.40 - 1.90
= $9.50
Answer(s): (a) $3.80; (b) $11.40; (c) $13.30; (d) $9.50