Question

at the grocery store, you bought 4 boxes of cereal and a carton of strawberries. The carton of strawberries costs $2.89. The bill came to a total of $12.25. How much was one box of cereal?​

Answer 1

$2.34

Explanation:

So first you have to subtract 2.89 from 12.25. then you should get 9.36. After you get that you have to divide 9.36 by 4 because there are 4 boxes of cereal and we need to know how much is the cost of one box of cereal. ONce you get that the answer would be $2.34.

Answer 2

$2.34

Explanation:

Cost of 4 boxes

The cost of 4 boxes must be the difference between the total and the strawberries

total-strawberries

12.25-2.89=9.36

4 boxes costs $9.36

Cost of 1 box

You bought 4 boxes for $9.36, and each box costs the same, so we can divide the cost by the number of boxes

cost/boxes

9.36/4=2.34

Each box of cereal costs $2.34