Samantha bought 3 items at the same price and 1 item for $6.40. If Samantha's total

Question

was $19.00 before tax, what was the individual price of the 3 items?
A. $4.00 B. $4.20 C. $4.80 D. $5.00

Answer 1

Let the price of each of the 3 items be \( x \).

According to the problem, the total amount spent by Samantha can be expressed as:

\[ 3x + 6.40 = 19.00 \]

We can solve for \( x \):

1. Subtract $6.40 from both sides:

\[ 3x = 19.00 - 6.40 \] \[ 3x = 12.60 \]

2. Now, divide both sides by 3:

\[ x = \frac{12.60}{3} = 4.20 \]

Thus, the individual price of the 3 items is \( x = 4.20 \).

So the answer is \( \text{B. } 4.20 \).