Question

Sarah bought a binder for $7.25 and six folders that totaled $9.05 how much did each folder cost

Answer 1

$9.05-$7.25=1.8 then $1.8/6=$0.3. Answer is $0.3

Answer 2

Each binder costs 30 cents or $0.30

Explanation:

If Sarah's total was $9.05 and the binder costs 7.25 then in order to find the price of the folders you must subtract the cost of the binder (7.25) from the total (9.05) which leaves $1.80 as the amount she paid in total for 6 folders. Next, to find the amount spent per folder divide 1.80 by the number of folders which is 6 and your final answer should be 0.30.

9.25= 7.25+6x (next subtract 7.25 on both sides)

1.80=6x (next divide by six on both sides)

0.30=x