Jen bought 5 equal-priced items. If the total tax for all the
items was $2 and she paid a total of $42, how much did
each item cost?
Write and solve an equation to answer the question, and then identify the
statement that is not true.
A. x represents the cost of each item.
B. The equation is 5x + 2 = 42.
C. The first step in solving the equation is to subtract 2 from each
side.
O D. The solution is x = 5.