Question

Ms. Upton spends a total of $42 for 3 sweaters for her children. Each sweater costs the same amount. How much does each sweater cost?

Which equation can be used to find the answer?



Group of answer choices

42 + S= 3

S= 423

S=42*3

S-42=3

Answer 1

The answer would be $14 a sweater.
And S=42*3 (If * is a divide by sign)

Explanation:

Step 1. Find the equation. If $42 is total then we know to to divide that number by three getting the equation S=42*3.
Step 2. Do the math. 42 divided by 3 is 14, meaning 14 dollars per sweater.
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