Question

Superstar Toy Shop is having its annual holiday sale, when every toy in the store gets marked down. During the sale, Pamela purchases 4 Mighty Mare toy ponies to add to her collection, each at $3 less than its full price. Pamela pays a total of $52.

Which equation can you use to find the amount of money, x, each Mighty Mare toy pony costs at full price?

Answer 1

Let's assume that the full price of each Mighty Mare toy pony is x dollars. Since Pamela purchased 4 Mighty Mare toy ponies, each at $3 less than its full price, the cost of each toy pony during the sale would be (x - 3) dollars.

To find the equation that represents this situation, we can set up the equation based on the given information:

4 * (x - 3) = 52

In this equation, 4 represents the number of Mighty Mare toy ponies purchased, (x - 3) represents the cost of each toy pony during the sale, and 52 represents the total amount paid by Pamela.

By solving this equation, we can determine the value of x, which represents the full price of each Mighty Mare toy pony.

Answer 2

Let x be the full price of each Mighty Mare toy pony.

During the holiday sale, Pamela purchased each toy at $3 less than its full price. Therefore, the price she paid during the sale was:

x - $3

Since she bought 4 of these toys, her total cost during the sale was:

4(x - $3)

We also know that Pamela paid a total of $52 during the sale. Therefore, we can set up an equation:

4(x - $3) = $52

Simplifying this equation, we get:

4x - $12 = $52

Adding $12 to both sides, we get:

4x = $64

Dividing both sides by 4, we get:

x = $16

Therefore, each Mighty Mare toy pony costs $16 at full price.