Question

The $347 selling price for a stereo is $35 more than 3 times the wholesale cost. Write

and solve an equation to find the wholesale cost.

Answer 1

Hello!

`\large\boxed{\$104}`

We can write an expression to display this scenario:

$347 is $35 more than 3 times the wholesale cost (x), so:

3x + 35 = 347

Subtract 35 from both sides to isolate x:

3x + 35 - 35 = 347 - 35

3x = 312

Divide both sides by 3:

3x/3 = 312/3

x = $104