Question

Angie goes to the movies and spends $36. The ticket was $12 and she bought 3 candies, how much was each candy?

1. Set up an equation. _______
2. Solve to answer the question. _______

Answer 1

1. Let x be the cost of each candy.
The total cost of the candies is 3x.
The equation is 12 + 3x = 36.
2. Solve the equation:
12 + 3x - 12 = 36 - 12
3x = 24
Divide both sides by 3:
x = 8
Each candy costs $8.