Question

You buy five books that are equal in

price and a DVD for $8. Your total
comes to $26.50. Write an equation
that would help you determine the cost
of one book.
Help!

Answer 1

5x + 8 = 26.50 ; x represents the price of 1 book

Answer 2

5x+8=26.50

Explanation:

Because the books are equal in price, we can use x to represent the price of the books and 5 to represent the amount, so it would be written as 5x. Then we add 8 because that's the price of the one DVD. It tells the total is 26.50, so the full equation written would be 5x+8=26.50