Adam pays $18.20 for 1 marble and 6 stickers.
The marble costs $1.40 more than each sticker.
- What is the cost of 1 marble?
- How much is the cost of 6 marbles and 4 stickers?
(a)
Choose the cheaper item to be 1 u.
Cost of 1 sticker = 1 u
Cost of 1 marble = 1 u + 1.40
Cost of 6 stickers
= 6 x 1 u
= 6 u
Total cost of 1 marble and 6 stickers
= 1 u + 1.40 + 6 u
= 7 u + 1.40
7 u + 1.40 = 18.20
7 u = 18.20 - 1.40
7 u = 16.80
1 u = 16.80 ÷ 7 = 2.40
Cost of 1 marble
= 2.40 + 1.40
= $3.80
(b)
Cost of 6 marbles and 4 stickers
= 6 x 3.80 + 4 x 2.40
= 22.80 + 9.60
= $32.40
Answer(s): (a) $3.80; (b) $32.40