Question

Caleb buys cookies and potatoes at the store. He pays a total of $41.50. He pays a total of $5.18 for the cookies. He buys 8 bags of potatoes that each cost the same amount.

Answer 1

Each bag of potatoes cost $4.54.

Explanation:

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Since we're told that Caleb's total was $41.50, the cookies cost $5.18, and he bought 8 bags of potatoes (p) at the same cost, we can use the following equation to determine how much each bag of potatoes cost:

$41.50 = $5.18 cookies + (8 * cost of each bag of potatoes)

(41.50 = 5.18 + 8p) - 5.18

(36.32 = 8p) / 8

4.54 = p

Thus, each bag of potatoes cost $4.54.