Question

Molly had a $12 gift card to download music. She bought 8 songs that each cost the same amount. Write a variable equation, then determine how much Molly paid for each song?

Answer 1

Molly paid for each song $1.5

Explanation:

Let

x ------> amount that Molly paid for each song

we know that

The amount that Molly paid for each song multiplied by 8 is equal to the gift card value

so

The linear equation that represent this problem is

`8x=12`

Solve for x

Divide by 8 both sides

`x=12/8`

`x=\$1.5`

Molly paid for each song $1.5