Question

Jenna but five reams of paper at the store for a total of $21 the tax on her purchases was one dollar solve 5X plus one equals 21 to find the price of each ream of paper

Answer 1

The price of each ream of paper is $ 4.

Explanation:

Let the price of each ream of paper is x dollars,

So, the price of 5 reams of paper = 5x dollars,

After paying 1 dollar tax,

Final spending = 5x + 1

According to the question,

5x + 1 = 21

By subtraction property of equality,

5x = 21 - 1

5x = 20

By division property of equality,

`x=(20)/(5)`

x = 4

Hence, the price of each ream of paper is $ 4.