Question

A store is selling ribbon by the yard might bought 8 yd of red ribbon each yard cost $3.50 complete south of work and equation that represents the amount a might pay for buying 8 yd of ribbon
a/8=____
a=_____dollars

Answer 1

To find the total amount \( a \) that Might will pay for buying 8 yards of ribbon, we can set up the equation based on the cost per yard.

1. The cost per yard of ribbon is $3.50.
2. Might bought 8 yards of ribbon.

The total cost \( a \) can be calculated using the equation:

\[
a = \text{(cost per yard)} \times \text{(number of yards)}
\]

Substituting the given values:

\[
a = 3.50 \times 8
\]

Calculating this gives:

\[
a = 28
\]

Now, according to your format:

- \( a/8 = 3.50 \)
- \( a = 28 \) dollars

So, the completed equations are:

- \( a/8 = 3.50 \)
- \( a = 28 \) dollars.