Question

25. Kendra owns a toy store. She charges $8.00 for two puzzles and a piece of candy. She charges (1 poi

$4.50 for one puzzle and a piece of candy. How much does each puzzle cost?
O $3.50
O $4.50
O $1.00
$2.25

Answer 1

Given:

Kendra charges $8.00 for two puzzles and a piece of candy.

She charges $4.50 for one puzzle and a piece of candy.

To find:

The cost of each puzzle.

Solution:

Let x be the cost of a puzzle and y be the cost of piece of candy.

Kendra charges $8.00 for two puzzles and a piece of candy.

`2x+y=8` ...(i)

She charges $4.50 for one puzzle and a piece of candy.

`x+y=4.50` ...(ii)

Subtracting (ii) from (i), we get

`2x+y-(x+y)=8-4.50`

`2x+y-x-y=3.50`

`x=3.50`

The cost of puzzle is $3.50. Therefore, the correct option is A.