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Mr majors ordered six boxes of candy and a bucket of popcorn at the concession stand, if the popcorn was 3.20 and the total was 18.20, what was the price of one box of candy
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To find the price of one box of candy, we can set up an equation based on the information given.
Let \( x \) be the price of one box of candy.
Mr. Majors ordered six boxes of candy and one bucket of popcorn, which costs $3.20. The total cost is $18.20. We can express this relationship mathematically as follows:
\[
6x + 3.20 = 18.20
\]
Now, we can solve for \( x \):
1. Subtract $3.20 from both sides of the equation:
\[
6x = 18.20 - 3.20
\]
\[
6x = 15.00
\]
2. Now divide both sides by 6:
\[
x = \frac{15.00}{6}
\]
\[
x = 2.50
\]
Thus, the price of one box of candy is **$2.50**.
Let \( x \) be the price of one box of candy.
Mr. Majors ordered six boxes of candy and one bucket of popcorn, which costs $3.20. The total cost is $18.20. We can express this relationship mathematically as follows:
\[
6x + 3.20 = 18.20
\]
Now, we can solve for \( x \):
1. Subtract $3.20 from both sides of the equation:
\[
6x = 18.20 - 3.20
\]
\[
6x = 15.00
\]
2. Now divide both sides by 6:
\[
x = \frac{15.00}{6}
\]
\[
x = 2.50
\]
Thus, the price of one box of candy is **$2.50**.