Question

Jess bought a magazine for $6 and eight candy bars. She spent a total of $30. How much did each candy bar cost.

Answer 1

We have to find the price C of each candy bar.

We know that the magazine and the 8 candy bars costs a total of $30.

As the magazine costs $6, we can write:

`6+8C=30`

We can solve it as:

`\begin{gathered} 6+8C=30 \\ 8C=30-6 \\ 8C=24 \\ C=(24)/(8) \\ C=3 \end{gathered}`

Answer: each candy bar costs $3.