Question

When the CDC recommended that masks be worn in order to flatten the curve of COVID, theprice of a box of masks tripled. If the sum of the price of a box of mask before theoutbreak and the price of a box after the outbreak totals $ 24.00, how much did the box costbefore the outbreak, and after the outbreak?Price before outbreak:Price after outbreak:Cantic

Answer 1

Let's begin by identifying key information given to us:

Let's assume that the price of masks is x

The price of a box of masks tripled = 3x

If the sum of the price of a box of mask before the outbreak and the price of a box after the outbreak totals $ 24.00, we have:

`\begin{gathered} x+3x=24 \\ 4x=24 \\ x=6 \\ \\ \end{gathered}`

Before the outbreak, a box cost $6

After the outbreak, a box cost $18