Adam pays $18.60 for 1 marble and 4 stickers.
The marble costs $1.10 more than each sticker.
- What is the cost of 1 marble?
- How much is the cost of 4 marbles and 5 stickers?
(a)
Choose the cheaper item to be 1 u.
Cost of 1 sticker = 1 u
Cost of 1 marble = 1 u + 1.10
Cost of 4 stickers
= 4 x 1 u
= 4 u
Total cost of 1 marble and 4 stickers
= 1 u + 1.10 + 4 u
= 5 u + 1.10
5 u + 1.10 = 18.60
5 u = 18.60 - 1.10
5 u = 17.50
1 u = 17.50 ÷ 5 = 3.50
Cost of 1 marble
= 3.50 + 1.10
= $4.60
(b)
Cost of 4 marbles and 5 stickers
= 4 x 4.60 + 5 x 3.50
= 18.40 + 17.50
= $35.90
Answer(s): (a) $4.60; (b) $35.90