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Sebastian needed to buy new tires for his car. The tire shop was running a holiday deal that allowed customers to buy three tires and get the fourth tire for $5. If the total price for all his tires was $237.50, what was the cost of each of the first three tires?(1 point)
Responses

$80.83
$80.83

$79.17
$79.17

$59.38
$59.38

$77.50
$77.50

Answer 1

Let's denote the cost of each of the first three tires as \( x \). According to the deal, the cost of the fourth tire is $5. The total cost for the four tires can be expressed as:

\[
3x + 5 = 237.50
\]

Now, we can solve for \( x \):

1. Subtract 5 from both sides:

\[
3x = 237.50 - 5
\]
\[
3x = 232.50
\]

2. Divide both sides by 3:

\[
x = \frac{232.50}{3}
\]
\[
x = 77.50
\]

So the cost of each of the first three tires is **$77.50**.

Thus, the correct response is:

**$77.50**