Question

You bought a magazine for $5 and four erasers. You spent a total of $25. How much did each eraser cost? Include a let statement in your answer.

Answer 1

5 dollars

Explanation:

Let x be the price of each eraser

We bought a magazine and 4 erasers with 25 dollars

so : 5+4x = 25⇒ 4x= 20⇒x= 20/4⇒ x=5

The eraser costs 5 dollars

Answer 2

5$??.

Explanation:

If a magazine was 5$, 25-5= 20. So then, 20÷4= 5. There fore an eraser costs 5$.