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Lance is buying new things for his room. He wants some posters and a new rug. He
spent $44.50 total. If the rug costs $27 and the posters cost $2.50 each, how many did
he buy?
2.5x + 27 = 44.5
44.5 2.5 27x
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2
27x + 2.5 44.5
3206 0755
=
44.5 = 2.5x27

Answer 1

The total cost is $44.50

Since the rug costs $27, the posters altogether cost : 44.50 - 27 = $17.50

We're given that the posters cost $2.50 each, and since they cost $17.50, the number of posters he bought was : 17.50 : 2.50 = 7 (posters)