A store is selling ribbon by the yard. Mike bought 8 yards of red ribbon. Each yard cost $3.50. Complete and solve the working equation that represents the amount, a

Question

, Mike paid for buying 8 yards of ribbon.(1 point)
a/8 =__


a =__

dollars

Answer 1

To find the amount \( a \) Mike paid for the 8 yards of ribbon, we can set up the equation based on the cost per yard.

First, we know that the cost per yard is $3.50. Therefore, the total amount \( a \) that Mike paid for 8 yards can be calculated as:

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

Thus, the equation representing this relationship is:

\[ a = 3.50 \times 8 \]

Now, let's complete the working equation.

Starting from the provided equation format:

1. Rewrite it according to the original form given: \[ \frac{a}{8} = 3.50 \]

Now, we can find the value of \( a \):

\[ a = 3.50 \times 8 = 28.00 \]

So the completed working equations are:

\[ \frac{a}{8} = 3.50 \]

\[ a = 28.00 \]

Therefore, Mike paid \( \text{$}28.00 \) for 8 yards of red ribbon.