Question

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) $79.17 $77.50 $59.38 $80.83

Answer 1

Let the cost of each of the first three tires be \( x \).

According to the holiday deal, the cost for three tires is \( 3x \) and the cost of the fourth tire is $5. Therefore, the total cost for all four tires can be expressed as:

\[ 3x + 5 = 237.50 \]

To find the value of \( x \), we first isolate \( 3x \):

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

Next, we solve for \( x \) by dividing both sides by 3:

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

Thus, the cost of each of the first three tires is \( \boxed{77.50} \).