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)

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Responses

$77.50
$77.50

$79.17
$79.17

$59.38
$59.38

$80.83

Answer 1

To find the cost of each of the first three tires, we can set up the problem as follows:

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

According to the holiday deal, the total cost for three tires plus the fourth tire for $5 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: \[ x = \frac{232.50}{3} \] \[ x = 77.50 \]

Therefore, the cost of each of the first three tires is $77.50.