Question

Jenna bought 5 reams of paper at the store for a total of $21 . The tax on her purchase was $1 . Write a equation and solve to find the price of each ream of paper

Answer 1

The equation needed is
`\textrm{Cost of 1 ream of paper}  =  (20)/(5)`

The cost per ream of paper = $4

Explanation:

Here, the cost of 5 reams of paper = $ 21

The tax on her purchase = $1

So, the actual cost of 5 reams of paper = Total Cost paid - Tax amount

= $ 21 - $ 1 = $20

So, the actual cost of 5 reams of the paper is $20.

Now, to find out the cost of 1 ream of paper:

`\textrm{Cost of 1 ream of paper}  = \frac{\textrm{Total amount paid for 5 reams}}{\textrm{ 5}}  \\= (20)/(5)  = 4`

= $4

Hence, the cost of each ream of paper = $ 4.