Question

Ciara brought $240 to spend on gifts for her family. She found 8 identical statues at a gift shop. She had $72 leftover. How much did each statue cost?

Answer 1

each statue costed 21 dollars

Answer 2

Hello! In order to solve this problem, first, you have to subtract the 72 dollars she didn’t spend on statues from 240. 240 - 72 = 168. That’s $168 she spent on statues. She bought 8 of them. Now, divide the total cost by 8. 168/8 = 21. There. Each statue Ciara bought costed $21.