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)

Question

Responses

$80.83
$80.83

$59.38
$59.38

$79.17
$79.17

$77.50

Answer 1

Let's denote the cost of each of the first three tires as $x$.

According to the deal, Sebastian buys three tires at price $x$ each and the fourth tire costs $5. The total cost can be expressed with the following equation:

$$3x+5=237.50$$

To find $x$, we first isolate the term with $x$:

$$3x=237.50-5$$

$$3x=232.50$$

Now, we divide both sides by 3 to solve for $x$:

$$x=\frac{232.50}{3}=77.50$$

So, the cost of each of the first three tires is $77.50. Thus, the correct response is:

$77.50