Question

9. Millie intends on creating a breath-taking African Pond Diorama. She orders 8 stuffedhippos as well as a bronze zebra which cost $5.75. She pays $4.25 for shipping, makingthe total price $62. How much per stuffed hippo?

Answer 1

Given:

The cost of bronze zebra is $5.75.

The shipping charge is $4.25.

The total price is $62.

Let us assume that the cost of a stuffed hippo is 'x' dollars, then the cost of 8 such hippos will be,

`\begin{gathered} =\text{ Number of hippos}\cdot\text{ Price of one hippo} \\ =8\cdot x \\ =8x \end{gathered}`

The total cost must be equal to the sum of the cost of 8 hippos, 1 zebra, and the shipping charges,

`62=8x+5.75+4.25`

Simplify the equation to obtain the value of 'x' as follows,

`\begin{gathered} 62=8x+10 \\ 8x=62-10 \\ x=(52)/(8) \\ x=6.5 \end{gathered}`

Thus, the cost is $6.5 per stuffed hippo.