Question

Which answer choice identifies the relevant information in the problem?

Sarah left the house at 12:15 p.m. to go to the store. She spent $42.20 on 2 books for her children and she spent $5.67 on a toys for her dog, Rover. Sarah arrived home at 1:00 p.m. How much did Sarah spend on each book?

Answer 1

$18.26

Explanation:

The total price is $42.20

We want to know how much 1 of those books cost

We know that $5.67 were for her dog

So we are gonna subtract that from $42.20

$42.20-$5.67=36.53

Now your gonna divide that by 2 because she got 2 books

So 36.53/2=$18.26

1 book=$18.26