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

$79.17
$79.17

$80.83
$80.83

$59.38
$59.38

$77.50
$77.50

Answer 1

To find the cost of each of the first three tires, we can set up the equation based on the information given.

Let \( x \) be the cost of each of the first three tires. According to the holiday deal:

• Cost for three tires: \( 3x \)
• Cost for the fourth tire: $5
• Total cost for all tires: \( 3x + 5 = 237.50 \)

Now, we can solve for \( x \):

\[ 3x + 5 = 237.50 \] \[ 3x = 237.50 - 5 \] \[ 3x = 232.50 \] \[ x = \frac{232.50}{3} \] \[ x = 77.50 \]

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

So the correct response is:

$77.50