Adam pays $21.20 for 1 marble and 8 stickers.
The marble costs $2.30 more than each sticker.
- What is the cost of 1 marble?
- How much is the cost of 8 marbles and 3 stickers?
(a)
Choose the cheaper item to be 1 u.
Cost of 1 sticker = 1 u
Cost of 1 marble = 1 u + 2.30
Cost of 8 stickers
= 8 x 1 u
= 8 u
Total cost of 1 marble and 8 stickers
= 1 u + 2.30 + 8 u
= 9 u + 2.30
9 u + 2.30 = 21.20
9 u = 21.20 - 2.30
9 u = 18.90
1 u = 18.90 ÷ 9 = 2.10
Cost of 1 marble
= 2.10 + 2.30
= $4.40
(b)
Cost of 8 marbles and 3 stickers
= 8 x 4.40 + 3 x 2.10
= 35.20 + 6.30
= $41.50
Answer(s): (a) $4.40; (b) $41.50