Scruffy Pals Pet Boxes sends pet supplies in the mail each month. Irma prepaid a 4-month subscription for her cats. She used a one-time coupon and received $8 off the total cost. Irma paid $64 in all.

Question

1)) Which equation can you use to find m, the regular cost per month?
8m - 4 = 64
8(m - 4) = 64
4m - 8 = 64
4(m - 8) = 64

Answer 1

To set up the equation to find \( m \), the regular cost per month, we know Irma prepaid for 4 months and received an $8 discount off the total cost.

Let's break down the information provided:

1. Regular Cost per Month: This is \( m \).
2. Total cost without discount for 4 months: This would be \( 4m \).
3. Irma received a discount of $8, so the cost after the discount is \( 4m - 8 \).
4. Irma paid a total of $64.

From this information, we can set up the equation:

\[ 4m - 8 = 64 \]

This is the correct equation to use to find \( m \).

So the answer is: 4m - 8 = 64